During a Portico Crowdsource on October 20, 2022, Santiam Canyon Superintendent, Todd Miller, shared some insights about the importance of school identity work. School identity helps members of a school community feel connected and united, and it strengthens ties and support from the greater community. Here are five more (perhaps not-so-obvious) benefits your school community can enjoy by building a strong school culture from a shared identity.
Santiam Canyon Superintendent, Todd Miller, shares how their school district’s identity and maxims are a source of community and strength, especially when faced with unimaginable disaster.
Use this resource to evaluate and reflect on how you’re maximizing the benefits of your school’s identity work, and then create an action plan for areas of improvement.
Tucked away in the hills of rural western Oregon, the Vernonia and Gaston school districts defy many of the stereotypes most of us hold when we think of rural schools. Their communities face both common and unique challenges. Vernonia Elementary Principal, Michelle Eagleson, and Gaston Superintendent, Summer Catino, share how their small schools and communities achieve greatness.
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