1. Voices from the Field:
Maintain a Positive
School Culture
March 25, 2013

2. Go to Wikispace
• Open the wikispace for the workshop
materials:
http://positiveschoolculture.wikispaces.com/

3. NC State Board of Education Mission
“Every public school student will graduate
from high school, globally competitive for
work and postsecondary education and
prepared for life in the 21st Century.”

4. Outcomes:
• Define practices for maintaining a k-12 positive
school culture;
• Gain an understanding on how award winning
educators have implemented these practices in
their schools;

5. Can We Agree?
• To be actively involved
• Value differences
• Agree to disagree
• Listen

6. Cultural Leadership Wordle

7. Dufour quote
“While organizations can pronounce a
change in policy or procedure, they cannot
proclaim a change in attitudes, beliefs, or
behaviors…The concept of changing
culture may seem simple enough, but
changing culture is not like changing the
décor.”
Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker (The Leader in Me)

8. What to expect?
• Asheboro City
• Henderson County What did you hear?
• Guilford County What did you take
away?
• Person County
• Rutherford County

9. Superintendent’s View
• Dr. Diane Frost
• 2012 NC Superintendent of the Year
• Region 5
• Asheboro City Schools
• Asheboro, NC

10. Turn and Talk
• What did you hear?
• What did you take away?

11. Dana Elementary School
• Principal Kelly Schofield
• SIT Chair Kristin Walter
• Region 8
• Henderson County Schools
• 2012 National Distinguished School
• Dana, NC

12. Turn and Talk
• What did you hear?
• What did you take away?

13. Oak Hill Elementary School
• Principal Ashton Clemmons
• Region 5
• Guilford Public Schools
• High Point, NC

14. Turn and Talk
• What did you hear?
• What did you take away?

15. Break time
See you back in
See you back in
15 minutes
15 minutes

16. Stories Creek Elementary School
• Veronica Clay, Principal
• Tara Holmes, Teacher Leader
• Region 5
• Person County Schools
• 2012 National Distinguished School
• Roxboro, NC

17. Turn and Talk
• What did you hear?
• What did you take away?

18. East Rutherford High School
• Brad Teague, Principal
• Kim Carpenter, ITF
• Region 8
• Rutherford County Schools
• NASSP Principal of the Year
• Forest City, NC

19. Turn and Talk
• What did you hear?
• What did you take away?

20. NC Teacher Working Conditions
ncteachingconditions.org

21. What did they say?
In this school,
we take steps to
resolve problems.
82.6%

22. What did they say?
There is an atmosphere of trust
and mutual respect in this
school.
72.2%

23. What did they say?
Teachers feel comfortable
raising issues and concerns that
are important to them.
70.7%

24. What did they say?
Overall, my school is a good
place to work and learn.
84.6%

25. A leader is one who
knows the way,
goes the way, and
shows the way.
John C. Maxwell

26. A leader is one who
knows the way,
goes the way, and
shows the way.
John C. Maxwell

27. A leader is one who
knows the way,
goes the way, and
shows the way.
John C. Maxwell

28. Theatre of Voices
If you Don’t Feed the Teachers, They Eat the
Students! Guide to Success for Administrators
and Teachers
Author Neila A. Connors

29. Contact Information
Dr. Frances Harris-Burke,
Regional Lead – Region 5
Frances.harrisburke@dpi.nc.gov
Jan King, Regional Lead – Region 7/8
Jan.king@dpi.nc.gov