SHAPING SCHOOL CULTURE BY

LIVING THE VISION AND MISSION

Tannye Stewart
Grand Canyon University
Course Number: EAD-513
Instructor: Dr. Daniel Williams
Assignment Due Date: December 15, 2021
 SCHOOL NAME AND GRADE
LEVELS

Byrd Avenue Primary School

Bogalusa, Louisiana
Grades: Pre-K – 2 nd
 VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
OF BYRD AVENUE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Vision: Mission:
“The vision at Byrd Avenue Primary is to “We will all learn and grow together”
prepare children to become 21st century (Mission Statement / Mission Statement,
independent learners who are college and 2021c).
career ready” (Vision Statement / Vision
Statement, 2021d).
STRATEGIES THAT EMBED
THE MISSION AND VISION
WITHIN THE SCHOOL
 STRATEGY #1: BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS
• Increase school morale
• Encourage high performance achievements via incentives
and/or rewards
• Increase student and staff motivation
• Create opportunities to work together (collaboration)
• Increase participation
 STRATEGY #2: CULTURAL
AWARENESS
• Build and maintain connections within the community
• Introduce diversity
• Teach and develop student awareness of culture, geography, and
demographics through the school curriculum
• Form student culture committees that explore various diversities
• Create and maintain relationships amongst students and school
 STRATEGY #3: SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT
• Organize and set in motion school improvement goals
• Utilize meaningful data when progress monitoring
• Enhance engagement through various curricular tools
• Regularly involve stakeholders
• Increase test scores- DIBELS, State Proficiency Test (beginning, middle,
and end of year)
• Monitor student performance and growth weekly
• Raise student attendance within the school
 STRATEGY #4: STUDENT-CENTERED
CLASSROOMS
• Promote student groups (working together)
• Promote collaboration
• Promote social and emotional growth
• Promote students taking on leadership roles
• Student lead the classrooms and teachers act as facilitator
• Promote self-growth, self-exploration, and self-learning
 STRATEGY #5: INCORPORATING
TECHNOLOGY
• Strengthen student engagement and participation
• Hands on learning instrument
• Provides a plethora of information
• Differentiation within the classroom
• Virtual learning
• Classroom management applications
 STRATEGY #6: PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT
• Attending PTO meetings
• Participation in fundraising events
• Participation in school agendas/events
• Classroom volunteers
• Community involvement events
• Math night
• Literacy night
 STRATEGY #7: POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS
• Boost student motivation and participation
• Encourage positive student behavior and maintain positive changes
within behavior
• Supports social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students
• Builds the proper social and emotional skills to foster positive behavior
• Involve students in decisions concerning themselves
 STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNICATION
• Encourage stakeholders to take a more active role in daily school decisions.
• Schedule school board meetings to explain various strategies that can be
used within our school that align with our vision and mission statements.
• Push parents/guardians to participate in school-wide events that allows them
to share their thoughts/concerns and collaborate with teachers and
administrators.
• Form a committee of students who will inspire and motivate their peers to
take a more active role in school decisions.
• Students will act as leaders.
 REFERENCES
• Deal, T. E., & Peterson, K. D. (2016). Shaping School Culture: Pitfalls, Paradoxes, and Promises, 3rd Edition (Third ed.).
San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

• Kafele, B. K. (2017). Is Your School Better Because YOU Lead It? Educational Leadership, 74(8), 10–14.

• Leane, B. (2018). A Vision That Changed a School: Creating a transformative vision statement is all about optimizing
essential skills for students. Principal Leadership, 7.

• Mission Statement / Mission Statement. (2021c). Byrd Avenue Primary. Retrieved December 15, 2021, from
https://www.bogschools.org/domain/75

• Teasley ML. Organizational Culture and Schools: A Call for Leadership and Collaboration. Children & Schools.
2017;39(1):3-5. doi:10.1093/cs/cdw048.

• Vision Statement / Vision Statement. (2021d). Byrd Avenue Primary. Retrieved December 15, 2021, from
https://www.bogschools.org/domain/76