This title supplies the recipe for success in today's schools. School culture is the hidden curriculum that drives a school forward or backward, and when strong relationships and relentless passion are at its root, this is when excellence multiplies. This book is filled with a wide range of authentic stories and lessons, as well as tangible takeaways that will culturize
your classroom, school, and community. As you read, your belief system about what a dynamic school culture is, and what it is not will be firmly molded. Whether you are a teacher or administrator, this book will fill you with a renewed energy, passion, and belief that all kids, regardless of circumstances or socio-economic status, can succeed at high levels. Emily provides you with the necessary tools to not only live your own excellence, but to multiply excellence in others. In this book, you will learn: how to use your lived experiences to help someone else; how to unlock the key to connecting with all kids, even those who seem unreachable; how to build partnerships with families so that they desire to work with you; how to make difficult conversations not so difficult; how to help every student, parent, and colleague achieve excellence; may the words in this book fill you with the joyful reminder of why you went into education in the first place-for kids.