If principals build a school culture where their teachers can take risks, teachers will be more apt to have classrooms where risk taking is encouraged.

Yesterday, most of the staff and students in our school district wore blue to Stomp Out Bullying. Students entered school with their homemade shirts while others just wore blue. It was a proud day when the K-12 buildings come together and everyone shows their support to end bullying. As Todd Whitaker always says, "It's people not programs."

"There is extensive research that shows school climate having a profound impact on students' mental and physical health" (National School Climate Center).

The school culture plays a vital role in what our students learn and how they learn it. If students are walking into a caring and innovative school culture, they are more engaged and feel as though the adults around them are looking out for their well-being. Wearing blue on the same day is just one way we can do that.

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