TregoED Blog — Culture

Retention – it seems to be on everyone’s radar these days – and with good reason.  Existing staff shortages, early retirements and potential resignations have us all thinking about ways to hold on to the staff that we have.  There are a lot of great ideas out there about how to go about accomplishing this Read the full article…

We don’t need TikTok’s “Quit-Tok” videos to know that the Great Resignation is upon us.  You don’t have to look further than your office, classroom, or boardroom to know people are exhausted and frustrated.   A recent survey by the National Association of Secondary School Principals indicated that job satisfaction is at an ultimate low with Read the full article…

How’s Your Year Going? School Climate Matters

How did you start this school year? With excitement, anticipation, hope, “we’re in this together?” or with dread, anger, fatigue, “every man for himself?” What attributes do districts have that put them in one category or the other? Why are some districts more successful at navigating, pivoting, and communicating? Research done by the What Made Read the full article…

Think back to the last time you thought it odd that something was done a certain way– but were too afraid to ask, “why?”  Sometimes, there is an excellent (albeit not obvious) reason. Other times, the reason makes less sense – or may be akin to “it’s always been done that way.”  Asking “why?” helps Read the full article…

There is no doubt that education leaders are paying more attention to “culture.”  Improving, changing, building, and driving school culture has become a much talked about subject – just take a look at some of the hashtags created around the topic #schoolculture, #edculture, etc.  But what exactly are you driving and building?  Culture reflects the Read the full article…

It is interesting how social media has played such a role in the way culture is developed today.  When we look at organizations, whether it is the largest companies in the world – Google, Microsoft, Cargill or school districts – Charlotte-Mecklinburg, Orange County, Florida, Iredell-Statesville, how is culture created and nurtured?  How is sustained?  I Read the full article…

Ask any individual in a school, a district – even an organization – what is the most important aspect of what they do and where they do it?  Culture.  The whole aspect of the environment and what that environment should be is often lost.  Some environments encourage entrepreneurship; some environments stifle creativity; some environments encourage Read the full article…