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You Don't Need a Title to Impact School Culture (5 Ways)

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Who's the leader? Who makes improvements on your campus? Is it the principal? How about the instructional coaches? What about the paraprofessionals? Here are 5 reasons you don't need a title to impact school culture and make a vast improvement in your school! Pin Me! Dr. Amy Fast ( follow her here ) hit a home run when she wrote about the 5 ways to impact school culture ( read her article here ).   1.) Assume Best Intent 2.) Surround Yourself With Greatness 3.) Elicit Feedback From Those You Trust 4.) Know Your Sphere of Influence ( Read more on Context Switching for School Leaders ) 5.) Make Your WHY Transparent If you step back and think about what these all have in common, you'll find one common thread - personal awareness . The first four ways to impact school culture deal with being aware of the persons around you - listening, trusting, gauging, and building your circles. The fifth way to impact school culture is not focused on outer awareness but