Professional Documents
Culture Documents
- schedules
- curriculum
- demographics
- policies
- social interactions
“the way we do things here”
- conceptual / verbal
- visual
- behavioral manifestation
- storytellers,
- priests
- whisperers or “bulong” brigade
- gossips, spies, and cabals
Conceptual / Verbal
Manifestation of a School Culture
operate as separate
reign supreme.
Toxic Culture
• Focus on failure
• Rare sharing, little
cooperation
• Conformity, fear of
being different.
• Negative
subcultures, hostile
and critical of
change
Toxic Culture
• Innovations met with complaints,
criticisms, and distrust
• Few celebration of what is good
or hopeful
• Pervasive feelings of isolation and
hopelessness
Collegial/Collaborative
School Culture
• Strong commitment to
the school mission.
• Honest, open
communication
• Shared leadership
• Trust and confidence
Collegial/ Collaborative
School Culture
• Collegiality, cohesiveness,
and collaboration
• Problems viewed as group
challenges
• Collective responsibility
Collegial/Collaborative
School Culture
•Continuous
improvement
•Experimentation
•Support
•Celebration
•Humor
“Storytellers”