Four Ways to Improve School Culture

Posted on December 23, 2025 Written by

School leaders can significantly influence school culture through their daily habits and systems.

In late September, Edutopia compiled a list of several strategies and systems that highly-effective principals use regularly to strengthen their school culture. And these tips from respected school administrators across the nation can easily be applied to almost any school!

Intentional choices by the principal that emphasize visibility, support, consistency, and collaboration, will lead to a school culture where the core values of connection and growth enhance learning.

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The Power of Curiosity

Posted on December 9, 2025 Written by

Highly-effective principals can often transform challenges from a threat into an opportunity. One unique strategy is to use the power of curiosity. This has the potential to change a parent or teacher’s attitude by expressing a desire to learn instead of becoming argumentative.

As an FBI undercover agent for 24 years, LaRae Quy used this approach to defuse situations that were much more serious than the conflicts school principals face. As she points out, “It’s often not until someone asks us to explain a concept that we realize our limited understanding of it.”

Simply put, the effective use of this unique strategy has the potential to lead to reasonable conflict resolution.

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From Tension to Teamwork

Posted on November 25, 2025 Written by

Tension and conflicts in your school can seriously stifle opportunities for growth and innovation. But here are four specific strategies from the business world that can help you move your team from conflict to collaboration.

Setting clear rules on how to handle disagreements can help normalize feedback … setting the stage for creative problem-solving. And that’s a win-win for everyone involved!

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Four Ways to Avoid Burnout

Posted on November 11, 2025 Written by

It’s a truism in business: When the boss suffers from burnout, it negatively impacts the whole company. And that’s no less true for principals and the schools they serve.

Here are four specific strategies to minimize activities that sap your energy, and to help you regain your resilience. And as the author notes, “When leaders demonstrate resilience, it has a positive influence on the resilience of employees, helping the whole team become more effective.”

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