Classroom Climate Analysis

As a middle school teacher for several years, I have noticed how classroom climate impacts the success of students. My classroom has certainly shifted from a teacher driven vehicle to a setting that encourages students to become part of the learning process. It is when I made this ideological shift that I realized what leadership means and how “we”, the students and I, are responsible for the attitudes of the school. When defining school climate and culture, four topics emerge: common goals, values, teamwork, and a safe environment.

An effective leader is able to prioritize these topics and implement policies to create a collaborative culture to work towards a community’s common goals. This year my school is transitioning to a new principle.

Also, she is insistent on ensuring that all teachers model the values of the school by communicating similar expectations across class and grade levels. Moving on, I believe the most effective leaders succeed when they collaborate and work with their colleagues. The power of “we” gives all involved a chance to become part of the process and take ownership in a school’s vision. A leader leads by example and should serve as a role model to inspire everyone to enforce the same values, pursue common goals, and maintain a safe

One should design data questions to ask for feedback about procedures, elicit additional ideas, and reflect on the results of academic assessments. The steps I would take to ensure the accomplishment of our school vision begins with creating a survey for staff, teachers, students, and community. Within that survey, various questions will ask for input on school goals, improving student engagement as well as instruction, and building a relationship with our community. Also, I would ask for feedback from those that have implemented or created a mission statement in the past. Following the survey and creation of the vision, each individual should know their role and understand that they have ownership of the mission. The next step is developing an action plan with dates in which specific actions will occur to ensure the vision is enacted and followed. This also will allow for feedback at various points throughout the year, which I believe to be the most important step throughout the whole process and implementation of the vision. Following this step, I would then want to take the opportunity to revise, alter, or continue the implementation of our action