School Improvement & Sustainability

This course is intended for school building administrators, teacher leaders, and district human resources staff. In this course, participants will learn practical strategies on how to assess school culture and climate, along with how to establish a healthy school culture and climate where staff turnover is not the norm. Staff mental health, the labor shortage, and staff retention are major concerns right now in schools and school systems all over the world. Hiring and retaining high quality staff greatly impacts student outcomes and is often the greatest leverage point for school improvement. This course will also dive into adult social emotional learning (SEL) and practical strategies for not only retaining your staff, but positioning them to be their best. When teachers are doing well mentally and emotionally, everyone benefits, especially their students.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

This course is offered by Mirror Start Educational Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm committed to disrupting cycles of inequity that have existed in schools and educational systems for far too long. With a combined 25+ years of experience as K-12 practitioners across teaching, pupil services and administration, having held various leadership positions, the Mirror Start Educational Team specializes in supporting school and district leaders with leading for change and achieving more equitable student outcomes.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE MATERIALS: 

After completing your Ashland registration, you will receive a confirmation email from AU with your course login instructions. Your course materials are provided from Mirror Start Educational Consulting. You will be using their Learning Management System to complete the course. You must also register with Mirror Start Educational Consulting to begin the course.

Once you have completed, your instructor will record your grade on your AU transcript. We will notify you by email once this is done, with instructions on how to view and order transcripts.