Anchor in evidence
Review the cultural strength or tension the commitments must protect or change.
CHAPTER 4 - PROTOCOL 2
Core Commitments
TIME75-90 minutes
OWNERPrincipal with staff design team
ARTIFACTThree to five core commitments + behavior examples
- Commitments are co-created from evidence of the lived culture.
- Each commitment uses clear behavioral language.
- The expectations apply to leaders as well as staff.
- The team defines reinforcement, accountability, and a review date.
Generate behaviors
Describe what adults will say, do, interrupt, and protect when the desired culture is present.
Select and test
Choose three to five concise commitments and test them against real school scenarios and power differences.
Embed and return
Identify where commitments will be practiced, modeled, reinforced, and reviewed.
WORKING ORGANIZER
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REFLECTION PROMPTS
- Which commitment will require the greatest change from leadership?
- What behavior would violate this commitment even if intentions were positive?
- How will new staff learn the commitments?
EQUITY GUARDRAILS
- Commitments must not be used to demand silence, positivity, or conformity.
- Include employees across roles and levels of formal power.
- Accountability should be reciprocal and restorative, not selectively punitive.