Week 7 Discussion - Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Monday, February 17, 2020, 11:45 AM

Teacher recognition is an incredibly important aspect of maintaining positive morale

within your school. If teachers do not feel appreciated, they will not work to the best of

the ability and they will not strive to perfect their craft. After spending some

time

evaluating how to boost morale in my own school, I found this article to be incredibly

insightful. While I really like some of the ideas presented in this article, I do not think

many of them would go over very well at my high school. We do have smal

l recognitions

that go out occasionally in the principal’s email, but most recognition is done in a private

meeting with the principal rather than in front of the whole staff. The principal also

recognized one of our Rockstar teachers by giving him some sp

irit wear and shouting

him out on the school’s social media pages. I do not believe he would ever say this, but

knowing that teacher, I am sure this very vocal recognition was not something that

excited him or made him feel appreciated. I agree with the ar

ticle that most teachers

prefer a more “toned down” statement of recognition, but I think it is a great idea to ask

your staff how they feel appreciated and how they would like to be recognized for their

hard work.

Of the ideas in the article, I could rea

listically see “A Coke and A Smile” working the

best with my staff. We do not spend much time together as a team, but I think with time,

our staff would most easily accept this form of recognition. I would also really like to

implement a teacher of the yea

r or month program that was accompanied by tokens of

appreciation such as duty

-

free months, gift certificates, or classroom supplies of their

choosing.

In the creation of my morale booster plan, I also brainstormed the idea of the

administrative staff wri

ting notes of appreciation to various teachers and placing them in

their mailboxes at least once a month. For many of our teachers, I think this act of

appreciation would go an incredibly long way.

Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Monday, February 17, 2020, 11:45 AM

Teacher recognition is an incredibly important aspect of maintaining positive morale

within your school. If teachers do not feel appreciated, they will not work to the best of

the ability and they will not strive to perfect their craft. After spending some time

evaluating how to boost morale in my own school, I found this article to be incredibly

insightful. While I really like some of the ideas presented in this article, I do not think

many of them would go over very well at my high school. We do have small recognitions

that go out occasionally in the principal’s email, but most recognition is done in a private

meeting with the principal rather than in front of the whole staff. The principal also

recognized one of our Rockstar teachers by giving him some spirit wear and shouting

him out on the school’s social media pages. I do not believe he would ever say this, but

knowing that teacher, I am sure this very vocal recognition was not something that

excited him or made him feel appreciated. I agree with the article that most teachers

prefer a more “toned down” statement of recognition, but I think it is a great idea to ask

your staff how they feel appreciated and how they would like to be recognized for their

hard work.

Of the ideas in the article, I could realistically see “A Coke and A Smile” working the

best with my staff. We do not spend much time together as a team, but I think with time,

our staff would most easily accept this form of recognition. I would also really like to

implement a teacher of the year or month program that was accompanied by tokens of

appreciation such as duty-free months, gift certificates, or classroom supplies of their

choosing. In the creation of my morale booster plan, I also brainstormed the idea of the

administrative staff writing notes of appreciation to various teachers and placing them in

their mailboxes at least once a month. For many of our teachers, I think this act of

appreciation would go an incredibly long way.