Creating school cultures with high levels of interpersonal accountability. Creating school cultures with high levels of interpersonal accountability Our promises create our lives.
Our promises give life to our purposes and goals. Our promises move us into action… Life works to the degree we keep our promises. —Dave Ellis Imagine a school in which: • everyone spoke with candor and respect; • agendas were on the table, not hidden; • important conversations were conducted in meeting rooms rather than in parking lots; • essential work was completed on time according to the agreed upon specifications; and • meetings began and ended as scheduled with everyone present, prepared, and fully engaged. For many educators, such a work setting would be beyond their imagination. But cultures founded on integrity and accountability among members of the school community are attainable when leaders commit themselves to cultivating such habits in themselves and others.
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