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School Climate. Overview of Presentation. Definition of School ClimateFacets of School ClimateGeneral Climate FactorsGoals of the Humane School ClimateSchool Administrator as Climate LeaderSchool Climate InstrumentsResearch on School ClimateSummaryEpilogue. Definitions of School and Classroom Climate.
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1. Principals Workshop July 2005 Hinsdale Bernard, PhD
Associate Professor of
Educational Administration
Andrews University
2. School Climate
3. Overview of Presentation Definition of School Climate
Facets of School Climate
General Climate Factors
Goals of the Humane School Climate
School Administrator as Climate Leader
School Climate Instruments
Research on School Climate
Summary
Epilogue
4. Definitions of School and Classroom Climate School’s personality or health
Feelings derived from social system norms , expectations, beliefs
The total environmental quality within an organization
Expressed as characteristics in the people in the school: trust, mutual respect, support for each other
5. Facets of School Climate Program Determinants
Process Determinants
Material Determinants
People Determinants
6. General Climate Factors Respect
Trust
High Morale
Opportunities for Input
Continuous Holistic Development
Cohesiveness
School Renewal
Caring
7. School Administrator as Climate Leader Activity: In your discussion groups, formulate a strategy for implementing a school climate program in your school using the following guidelines
Assess school climate
Set goals for improvement
Operationalize the goals
Devise strategies for goal attainment
Monitor progress
Make improvements based on evaluation
8. School Climate Instruments Learning Environment Inventory
Classroom Environment Scale
Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ)
OCDQ-RE
Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire
My Class Inventory
Group Openness and Trust Scale
Tennessee School Climate Inventory
9. Highlights of Research on School Climate Leadership style and school climate
School climate and student achievement
Organizational climate and student achievement
Leadership and student performance
10. Summary ofSchool Climate Focus Academic
Achievement Motivation
Caring and Sensitivity
Collaborative Decision Making
High Expectations
Leadership
Order and Discipline
11. Summary ofSchool Climate Focus Physical Environment
School Safety
Staff-Parent Relationship
Staff-Student Relationship
Staff Interpersonal Relationships
Student Interpersonal Relationships
Trust
12. Summary ofSchool Climate Focus Program
Policies
Products
Places
People
13. Epilogue
14. Epilogue It is the love of Christ that controls me. 2 Cor 5: 14 (Gspd).
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Gal. 5: 22, 23. (KJV).
15. Epilogue C - Christ’s
L - Love
I - Influences
M - My
A - Attitude
T - Toward
E - Everyone
16. It is the love of Christ that controls me. 2 Cor 5: 14 (Gspd) C - Christ’s
L - Love
I - Influences
M - My
A - Attitude
T - Toward
E - Everyone