Today we bring you a conversation with Mark Bailey from Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham, NC. Mark talks at great length about the challenge of building and rebuilding school culture, his specific strategies in his first year at the school. Whether you are in your first year or your twentieth year, I think you will find Mark's thoughts to be innovative, yet applicable whether you are building from the ashes, or growing from success to significance. Enjoy and happy holidays from Leaders Building Leaders!
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Notes:
2:40 What do your school's mission mean to you?
4:02 What does someone think or feel as soon as they walk into this school?
5:20 Holding paramount that academics are the biggest part of the culture
6:35 How have you tried to build trust with the school community that you just entered?
8:40 Why is busing so a non-negotiable here?
11:00 Making a personal connect with teachers
16:40 Fitting new staff members into the school culture on short notice
18:50 What is your favorite interview question?
21:45 How do you know when a teacher is ready to step up to the leadership team?
23:40 Mark's mentor, and what he learned from them
