First Presenter's Institution
The Museum School of Avondale Estates
First Presenter's Brief Biography
The Museum School of Avondale Estates is led by Executive Director/Founding Principal Katherine Kelbaugh. Kelbaugh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Georgia Southern University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She earned a Master’s in Educational Psychology, with a concentration in gifted and creative education, from the University of Georgia. Kelbaugh earned her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia. Kelbaugh’s dissertation explored principals’ perspectives of their preparation and experiences related to school climate. Kelbaugh began her career teaching 1st grade and kindergarten in Georgia before teaching 3rd grade in Florida. There she also served as a Lead Teacher and Reading Specialist for two years, then served in an assistant principal role for two years.
Document Type
Individual Presentation
Primary Strand
School Safety
Relevance to Primary Strand
This presentation will offer participants specific, proven strategies for creating a safe and supportive environment for all students.
Brief Program Description
Join The Museum School of Avondale Estates' Founding Principal/Executive Director in exploring positive school climate. Learn the tremendous impact of school climate and the specific ways ALL principals can positively shape school climate. Principals will leave with strategies and tips for creating school environments that are engaging, welcoming, and empowering.
Summary
School climate matters. Principals are the primary drivers of school climate. Principals deserve direct instruction as it relates to how to intentionally shape positive school climate. This information is valuable and meaningful considering the significant impact school climate has on teacher and student outcomes. This session will offer principals much-needed, detailed strategies for shaping school climate. Following this session, principals will be able to implement positive school climate features immediately.
The session will thoroughly explore specific strategies for shaping school climate and dive into proven, practical examples of these strategies. As a result of the session, participants will gain a greater understanding of the impact of school climate on student outcomes and teacher/staff outcomes. Participants will also learn the tremendous impact they have on the building and shaping of school climate. Principals will be able to identify research-based features of positive school climate, specifically the features that principals are consistently responsible for implementing. Further, principals will be exposed to specific examples (and non-examples) of these positive school climate features.
The presentation will be engaging and interactive as participants reflect on and discuss current school climate practices, learn about research-strategies and then plan for the intentional implementation of effective school climate-based strategies, that are grounded in research and practical, within their own classrooms, schools, and districts.
Evidence
The proposal is based off of seminal and recent research on school climate. References, all peer-reviewed and current, will be shared with participants.
Biographical Sketch
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Learning Objective 1
Participants will be able to identify the impact of positive school climate.
Learning Objective 2
Participants will be able to identify specific strategies that effective principals use in building positive school climate.
Learning Objective 3
Participants will create a plan to implement research-based school climate strategies within their own class, school, or district.
Recommended Citation
Kelbaugh, Katherine L., "Strategies for Building a Positive School Climate: Keeping Teachers Happy and Students Motivated!" (2022). Southeast Conference on School Climate. 13.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/secsc/2022/2022/13
Creative Commons License
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Strategies for Building a Positive School Climate: Keeping Teachers Happy and Students Motivated!
School climate matters. Principals are the primary drivers of school climate. Principals deserve direct instruction as it relates to how to intentionally shape positive school climate. This information is valuable and meaningful considering the significant impact school climate has on teacher and student outcomes. This session will offer principals much-needed, detailed strategies for shaping school climate. Following this session, principals will be able to implement positive school climate features immediately.
The session will thoroughly explore specific strategies for shaping school climate and dive into proven, practical examples of these strategies. As a result of the session, participants will gain a greater understanding of the impact of school climate on student outcomes and teacher/staff outcomes. Participants will also learn the tremendous impact they have on the building and shaping of school climate. Principals will be able to identify research-based features of positive school climate, specifically the features that principals are consistently responsible for implementing. Further, principals will be exposed to specific examples (and non-examples) of these positive school climate features.
The presentation will be engaging and interactive as participants reflect on and discuss current school climate practices, learn about research-strategies and then plan for the intentional implementation of effective school climate-based strategies, that are grounded in research and practical, within their own classrooms, schools, and districts.
