GOOD SEEDS GROW
IN STRONG CULTURE
SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN THESE
TOUGH EDUCATIONAL TIMES
LARRY GORALSKI
Background in Building
School Culture
Started two new schools
including Stoney Creek High
School
22 years as an Administrator
at Elementary, Middle, High
School level including
County Juvenile Center
Strong leadership Training
from: Oakland Schools, Dan
Hickey, 1st Stoney Creek
Principal and MASSP
Trainings
Two Key Foundational
Documents
"Good Seeds Grow
in Strong Culture"
by John Saphier and
Matthew King
S.C. Philosophy
Circle Target
Good Seeds Grow In Good
Culture
The 12 Norms of School Culture
1.
Collegiality
2.
Experimentation
3.
High Expectations
4.
Trust and Confidence
5.
Tangible Support
6.
Reaching Out of the Knowledge Bases
7.
Appreciation and Recognition
8.
Caring, Celebration and Humor
9.
Involvement in Decision Making
10.
Protection of What's Important
11.
Traditions
12.
Honest and Open Communication
Stoney Creek High School
Target
Students and Staff in center
of target
Surrounded by Curriculum,
Assessment and Instructional
Strategies/Interventions
Outer ring is a Safe,
Student-Centered Learning
Environment
All on a base of Parent and
Community Support
Target helps focus all S.I.P./
P.D. as well as new State
mandates/programs
On-going Communication
and Feedback
Administration Tools to Use
Good Seeds article every 3 to 5 Years
Survey Monkey for Quick Feedback and
Annual SIP Feedback
360 Survey Every Other Year for
Administration including A.D. and A.P.'s
Knowing Your Staff
and Each Other
Who Are You Shapes
North, South, East,
West
True Colors
4 Generations at
Work Training
VIDEOS TO USE IN PD/
STAFF MEETINGS
Use Videos with Visible
Thinking Routines
Examples:
Man Stuck on Escalator
Building an Airplane in
the Sky
Leadership Lessons From
A Dancing Guy
Servant Leadership - John
Harbaugh
LARRY GORALSKI
MASSP PRINCIPAL BOOTCAMP
goralskilarry@gmail.com
Cell - 248-431-6596