Improving School Culture Through Crucial Conversations Among Staff Members

This school improvement plan aims to improve school culture through crucial converstaions among staff. School culture is the set of norms, values, and beliefs that make up what a school believes in, which affects multiple areas of a school, including student success, teacher retention, and job satisfaction. Crucial conversations are discussions between two or more people who hold opposing opinions about high-stakes issues and where emotions run strong. The plan addresses ways to strengthen a school\u27s culture, beginning at the administrative and teacher leadership level, using book studies. In addition, a literature review was conducted to support the plan and examine the importance of the prinicipal, communication, and interpersonal communication to improve a schools culture