Core values are a clearly identified set of beliefs or values that an organization holds to be true, but that you use as a benchmark or compass for your decisions and actions. They’re the guiding principles for behavioral expectations, and they can also help evaluate whether an organization is on the right path.

This episode is a special compilation of experts and practitioners, that’s focused on core values in schools. This masterclass episode is to re-energize you and give you a mental push to keep the main thing the main thing.

In this episode, you'll hear from:

-Dr. Kara Chism, a Samford University professor and the Director of Professional Learning at the Hope Institute in Birmingham, Alabama

-“The Voice of Character Education,” Dr. Phil Vincent, a long-time educator, consultant, and author

-Gerrie Spellmann, the principal at Woodridge Elementary in San Antonio, Texas

-Dr. Quentin Lee, also called the “Can’t Touch This Principal”

-Scott Mitchell, who has been principal at Brock’s Gap Intermediate School in Hoover, Alabama since its inception in 2011

Resources from the episode:

Hope Institute https://www.hopeinstitute.org/

Character.org https://character.org/

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