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Changing the Culture and
Climate in Schools
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What is the HAND

purpose of
changing the
school
climate?
 3 General Clinical Strategy
Strategies for
Change
Growth Centered

Norm-Changing
Strategy
The Clinical Strategy
Focuses on the nature of relationships among the
school's subgroup
The manipulation of the intergroup and interpersonal
interactions can foster change
Proceeds through the following steps:
1.Gaining knowledge of the organization
2. Diagnosis
3. Prognosis
4.Prescription
5. Evaluation

The Growth-Centered Strategy

Acceptance of the following set of assumptions:
1. change is property of healthy schools organizations
2. Change has direction
3. Change should imply progress
4. Teachers have a high potential for the development
and implementation of change

The Norm-Changing Strategy

Members list norms that already exist and operate in their
workgroup
Suggest new norms that would be more effective for
improving productivity or morale
Key norms are related to important areas such as control,
support, innovation, social relations, rewards, conflicts, and
standards of excellence
5 STEPS…
1. surface norms
2. Articulate new directions
3. Establish new norms
4. Identify culture gaps
5. close the cultural gaps

5 ways to change and improve

your school climate and
culture.

Use school data to set a Advocate for

goal parental involvement

Engage teachers and Involve students

administrators “culture does not change because
we desire to change it…”
Set clear expectations
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