1. (Currently I do not have a school that I am full time at, which is a blessing and a curse during this program). I have had the chance to see 20+ schools in the past 3 months as a Sub. I think that there is a challenge at some sites to welcome everyone who walks through the door and there are sites where the welcome is not part of the culture. Every site can find value in implementing a welcoming culture to their school.
2. As a Sub I have experienced welcomes from "Good Morning how are you" to "Yes...What do you need". This welcomes is addressed to some young guy who they have never seen before; I could be a community partner, a new staff member, a parent. I could be anyone and I get addressed like that, good or bad. Based on the ambiguity of my role, I believe that the welcomes seem to be unanimous to who walks through the door, considering I am a complete stranger when I walk in.
3. The first step would be to model the behavior I am seeking to have at my site. I would come in every day and great staff by name and have an authentic conversation with them. Then I start to set up a policy of welcoming and community of staff to staff, then progress from staff to students, then from staff to community. I think it starts with the staff and they have to want it and be part of it for it to be real. The staff at the Ritz-Carlton are probably respectful and kind to each other not just the guests. The culture is authentic and real which is why they can do it with ease with customers, its not a facade.
4. I am going to great the staff of the different sites like I have known them for years. I am going to model for them what I would like to experience if I was the principal of that school.
1. Greet people by name.
2. Say hello and good morning to students and teachers in the hallway (whether I know them or not)
3. Have authentic conversations with people on campus, try to make a connection not just go through the process of a conversation.
4. Learn their name, so that the next time I meet them I can say their name.
5. Introduce myself and shake their hand when I am meeting someone for the first time (staff or student)
2. As a Sub I have experienced welcomes from "Good Morning how are you" to "Yes...What do you need". This welcomes is addressed to some young guy who they have never seen before; I could be a community partner, a new staff member, a parent. I could be anyone and I get addressed like that, good or bad. Based on the ambiguity of my role, I believe that the welcomes seem to be unanimous to who walks through the door, considering I am a complete stranger when I walk in.
3. The first step would be to model the behavior I am seeking to have at my site. I would come in every day and great staff by name and have an authentic conversation with them. Then I start to set up a policy of welcoming and community of staff to staff, then progress from staff to students, then from staff to community. I think it starts with the staff and they have to want it and be part of it for it to be real. The staff at the Ritz-Carlton are probably respectful and kind to each other not just the guests. The culture is authentic and real which is why they can do it with ease with customers, its not a facade.
4. I am going to great the staff of the different sites like I have known them for years. I am going to model for them what I would like to experience if I was the principal of that school.
1. Greet people by name.
2. Say hello and good morning to students and teachers in the hallway (whether I know them or not)
3. Have authentic conversations with people on campus, try to make a connection not just go through the process of a conversation.
4. Learn their name, so that the next time I meet them I can say their name.
5. Introduce myself and shake their hand when I am meeting someone for the first time (staff or student)