Transforming School Culture

Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

On behalf of Colstrip Public Schools, I am pleased to announce that we have secured Anthony Muhammad PhD for the District-wide Pupil Instructional Related Day (PIR) on September 24, 2018.  Dr. Muhammad will join us from 8:00 AM until 2:45 PM in the High School Commons for this professional development. If you are unfamiliar with Anthony Muhammad's work here is a quick biography:

Anthony Muhammad is one of the most sought after educational consultants in North America. He currently serves as the CEO of New Frontier 21 Consulting, a company dedicated to providing cutting-edge professional development to schools all over the world. He served as a practitioner for nearly twenty years. Dr. Muhammad served as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, middle school principal, and high school principal. His tenure as a practitioner has earned him several awards as both a teacher and a principal.

Dr. Muhammad is recognized as one of the field’s leading experts in the areas of school culture and organizational climate. His work has allowed him to work with schools in all 50 U.S. states, 10 Canadian provinces, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Dr. Muhammad is a best-selling author. He is the author of the books The Will to Lead and the Skill to Teach; Transforming Schools at Every Level (2011); Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division (2009); and a contributing author to the book The Collaborative Administrator: Working Together as a Professional Learning Community (2008). He has published 26 articles in education journals and publications in seven different countries.

Teamed with Solution Tree, Dr. Muhammad has presented several times to our administration at Professional Learning Community Institutes.  His latest book is in its second edition Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division. To find out more, here are a few links to help: 

• http://newfrontier21.com/consulting/anthony/ 
• https://youtu.be/5jYbhTzHvLg 
• https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Anthony-Muhammad-62939074119/
• https://www.cosa.k12.or.us/events/anthony-muhammad-all-means-all 

We are excited about this opportunity and hope that his presentation will help us "create schools that provide adequate guidance and support for all students and that schools aspire to become transformational institutions that make the community a better place to live in and our world a better place" (2018, Transforming School Culture; Muhammad, A., p. 156).

The Core Purpose of Colstrip Public Schools is to effectively focus on learning and growth for all students in a safe, healthy, caring and collaborative environment that ensures each student achieves intellectual and personal excellence, and is well prepared for college and career pathways. 

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