School Culture The school culture is the single most important element under-girding the achievement of all students. Schools instill in students not only skills, but habits and behavior. Charter schools that ensure the success of every child do so by building a culture of achievement and excellence from the outset. The Principal will oversee the development and maintenance of a school culture, and a Dean of Students will be primarily responsible forstudent discipline.
Ensuring good conduct and a culture of achievement is essential to improved student learning and achievement. Similar to other high-performing charter high schools, Green Tech High will reinforce a value system of high expectations beginning with the general requirement that all the students must be gentlemen by behaving responsibly and honestly, focusing on learning and achievement, and showing kindness and respect to adults, other students, themselves, and school property. These “non-negotiables” manifest themselves in the school building by students attending class on time, ready to learn; studying and reading continuously; following the dress code (what to wear and how to wear it); knowing and doing all assigned homework; and turning off and putting away all electronic devices while in school; to name a few.
Building school culture will entail character development which will be taught and discussed throughout the day as teachers will work to build a classroom environment that not only censures disorderly behavior but also anticipates and prevents it with systems and routines practiced and enforced consistently at the school. The school will implement regular reminders of the behavior and character traits that are valued. Students will gather as part of the beginning of each day or periodically in school-wide assemblies, to hear their peers and their teachers encourage and reward behavior.
