Don't Teach the Canaries Not to Sing: Creating a School Culture That Boosts Achievement - Paperback

by Robert D. Ramsey (Author)

This how-to handbook defines what school culture is, how it works, and why it is critically important, and helps you assess how your school measures up.

Author Biography

Robert D. Ramsey is a lifelong educator who has served as a "leader of leaders" in three award-winning school districts in two different states. His frontline experience includes positions a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, acting superintendent, and adjunct professor. Most recently, he has served as associate superintendent in the St. Louis Park (MN) schools, where every school has been designated by the federal government as a National School of Excellence. Ramsey is now working full-time as a freelance writer in Minneapolis.