4: Purpose Driven Teaming-Disrupting Meeting Silos
System Shifters! How many teams exist at your school and are they aligned to a shared purpose?
In this episode, Dr. Gail, Dr. Mary Beth, and Dr. Leesa explore how to rethink school teams for collective efficacy, collaboration, and student-centered outcomes.
In This Episode:
- Why simply filling teams with volunteers isn’t enough and what to do instead.
- The power of aligning your school’s committees to your core purpose.
- How team overlap, unclear goals, and a lack of psychological safety hinder impact.
- Why collaboration is a teachable skill, not just a personality trait.
- Real strategies for building inclusive, effective, and aligned teams that represent all students.
Key Takeaway:
Great schools don’t just have teams, they have aligned teams, with clear purpose, diverse perspectives, and shared accountability. The right people in the right conversations can create real momentum for change.
Action Step:
Download our Team Audit Template to assess every team at your site. Identify purpose, membership, meeting frequency, overlaps, and gaps and then bring it to your leadership team to start aligning your systems.