School Culture Resources

Articles, videos, and events by school culture experts.
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Sarah Moore Greene Academy’s Strategy that Improved Attendance by 10%

Strategies that can create an atmosphere that encourages student attendance and promotes positive behaviors.
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How Antioch Middle School Builds and Promotes Their Community with House Points

How Vanessa Thomas and her team are building the Antioch community through House Points.
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3 Ideas for Holding Productive House Meetings

How to organize and then let your students take ownership of their House Meetings.
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Culture Report

Uncovering the hidden link between student behavior, teacher morale, and school culture, according to data from 1,000+ K12 educators.
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Student Voice, Rewards & School Culture

We believe the right school culture taps into each student’s inherent drive to achieve through different incentives.
Those incentives not only feed your culture – they can also reflect it and the voices of your students.
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House Induction

Let’s. Get. Hype.
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Color a Teacher’s Hair

Don’t worry it'll wash out... eventually.
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Snacks

Sweet or salty?
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Gift Cards

Student's choice. 🍔
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Show & Tell

What will you show?
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From House Points to School Culture

Speaking of incentives, House Points build intrinsic motivation through competition and teamwork while also promoting community. The connection between Houses and culture start with the names you give them.
See the creative, meaningful, and fun names given to Houses by our LiveSchool community.
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Large Animals

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Hero Movies

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PAC-12 North

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Tigers

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12 Tribes

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Tribe of Asher
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Tribe of Benjamin
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Tribe of Dan
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Tribe of Ephraim
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Tribe of Gad
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Tribe of Issachar
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Tribe of Judah
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Tribe of Reuben
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Popes

St. Peter
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More School Culture Resources

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Amplifying Student Voice to Create More Equitable Schools Featuring Dr. Nick Polyak

Anna and Jordan chat with Dr. Nick Polyak about the role of student voice in district leadership.
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A Free Lesson Plan for Building Classroom Culture

A free guide to creating classroom culture-building events in your own classroom!
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9 House Celebrations Guaranteed to Motivate Your Students

These events are sure to fire up your students, and just might be the key to your School Culture transformation.
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What To Do When Your Behavior Plan Fails with Dr. Anthony Tyrkala

Dr. Tyrkala joined Anna and Jordan to chat about intentional culture building and behavior plan revisions.
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House Challenge Ideas That Can Supercharge Your School Culture

A little friendly competition can go a long way to improving your school culture!
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Letting Your Teacher Voice Be Heard with Andrea Michelle

Anna and Jordan talk with Andrea Michelle about voicing experiences within the classroom.
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Developing School Spirit Through Your House System

We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you?
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9 Epic Ways to Announce Your Houses

You can’t miss out on the opportunity to get your students and staff to buy into the House System.
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How McDougle Middle School Changed Their School Culture-And You Can Too

How McDougle Middle School used behavior data to change their school culture.
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Rethinking the Role of the Teacher with Dr. Greg Goins

Anna and Jordan talk with Dr. Greg Goins about the role of the teacher in the classroom.
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Crafting a PBIS Program that Fits Your School Culture

Global Academies customizes their PBIS program to bring school culture to life in every community interaction.
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How MCS Builds Camaraderie with House Points

Maranatha Christian School's students earned 117 thousand House Points for positive behavior in 2021-2022.
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Can School Culture Fix Education?

School Culture can fix education, but we all need to come to an agreement on what that actually means.
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Using House Points to Emphasize Positive Behaviors

How to build a community that is proud to work together by centering culture around creating a community.
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How Global Academies Defines School Culture With the Behavior Rubric

How Global Academies made school culture specific, measurable, and community-driven with their behavior rubric.
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How to Use Community-Building to Develop School Culture

Maranatha developed a House System to engage and motivate students and teach kindess.
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The art of positive school culture

How the Edison School fostered accountability, community, & collaboration across the elementary and middle school.
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McDougle Middle School is Changing Their School Culture – You Can Too

School culture is the top priority for K12 leaders. But how do you change it? McDougle Middle School has ideas.
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A collaborative approach to positive school culture

The process, team, and data Freedom Crossing Academy followed to successfully launch PBIS to 2000 students.
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Teacher Rewards That Will Supercharge Your School Culture

We need to recognize, reward, and celebrate our educators all year long, not just during Teacher Appreciation Week.
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3 Ways to Celebrate Your Teachers Every Month

Don't wait for teacher appreciation day! Here are three actionable ways to show your teachers the love.
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