School Culture By Design
During 30+ years of wandering the continent, visiting schools and listening to school people share their joys and frustrations, Phil Boyte has learned a lot about building great school culture. In this podcast you will hear examples Phil has seen work to enhance school culture, stories from some of his heroes in education and simple ideas to start implementing on your campus today!
We invite you along on this listening journey. You will hear simple and transformative stories about building community, vulnerability, and trust on your campus. No matter what role you play, we believe everyone has a hand in creating a school no one will want to leave.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode #90: Mental Wellness - Guest Lianna Gantz
Phil Boyte and guest Lianna Gantz, Central HS Teacher and 2021 Texas Student Council Advisor of the Year, discuss school culture and mental wellness. Lianna and her students work together to plan “Me…
Episode #89: Redefining Education - Guest Maureen Stover
Phil Boyte and guest Maureen Stover, 2021 National Teacher of the Year finalist, discuss redefining education coming out of the pandemic. Opportunities include creating a culture of trust, support, a…
Episode #88: Student engagement ideas - Guest Scott Backovich
In this episode, Phil Boyte and guest Scott Backovich, founder of ENVOLVE Schools, share “Student Engagement Ideas.” Scott shares his approach on being a silver lining specialist, the importance of s…
Episode #87: Leadership in Education - Guest Rachael George
Listen in to hear Rachael George’s incredible journey to education and her passion to pay it forward. She shares advice from her book Principaled as well as her newly released book, She Leads: The Wo…
Episode #86: Healthy Culture - Guest Vince Caguin
In this episode, Vince Caguin, Natomas Unified Executive Director of Nutrition Services & Warehousing, shares 3 mantras on building “Healthy Culture” with a focus on child nutrition, taking care of s…
Episode #85: SEL ideas to build community in the classroom - Guest Kelly Griffin
Kelly Griffin wants to “change the educational ecosystem” with an emphasis on social emotional learning (SEL). She shares numerous SEL activities to help build community in the classroom. Kelly also …
Episode #84: 3 skills to build a positive self-identity - Guest Donovan Taylor Hall
Donovan Taylor Hall, youth advocate and educator, is an inspiring, positive force for youth. He helps kids improve their most important relationship… the one they have with themselves.
Donovan shares…
Episode #83: Get on your feet leadership - Guest Brooke Barton
Brooke Barton is on a mission to build positive school culture and develop “get on your feet” leaders … because as Brooke says, you can’t lead sitting down!
Don’t miss her school’s unique approach t…
Episode #82: Learning from wins and losses - Guest Kenny Monday
Be inspired by Kenny Monday, former Olympic gold medalist wrestler and current Head Coach and Director of the wrestling academy at SPIRE Institute. Kenny shares the value of learning from all experie…
Episode #81: Road to Awesome - Guest Darrin Peppard
Take a journey on the “Road to Awesome” with Phil Boyte and guest Darrin Peppard, keynote speaker, author, and former teacher and administrator. Darrin shares ideas on how to build positive school cu…
Episode #80: Back to school with excitement - Guest Christina Onuskanich
It’s back to school time, and we are chatting with Christina Onuskanich (Mrs. O), Teacher at Central Mountain Middle School in Mill Hall, PA. Christina shares ideas on how she is kicking off the new …
Episode #79: Celebrating and Supporting Staff - Phil Boyte
Listen in to the CULTURE LEVER series finale and hear ideas on how you can CELEBRATE and SUPPORT your staff. It starts by creating and building genuine connections with colleagues. Phil Boyte shares …
Episode #78: Creating Irresistible Experiences for Students - Guest Jason Jedamski
Join Phil Boyte and guest Jason Jedamski, Director of the Vanguard Academy of Broken Arrow, OK, as they share ideas on "Creating Irresistible Experiences for Students." Jason shares his passion to cr…
Episode #77: Build connections at your gatherings - Guest Shyana Frost
Next up in the CULTURE LEVER series, join Phil Boyte and guest Shyana Frost, Learning for Living COO, for an episode packed with ideas and tips on how you can intentionally build connections at your …
Episode #76: Welcoming Students Back - Guest Ted Goergen
In this episode of the School Culture By Design CULTURE LEVER series, Phil Boyte welcomes back guest Ted Goergen, Director of Student Activities at Adlai E. Stevenson HS in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
T…
Episode #75: Reboarding ideas to welcome staff back - Phil Boyte
Continuing the Culture Lever mini podcast series, this episode focuses on the “Onboarding/Reboarding” lever and gives ideas for welcoming staff back to your campus this fall. Hear how to communicate …
Episode #74: Culture Levers & Communication - Phil Boyte
Listen in as Phil Boyte provides an overview of the CULTURE LEVERS, four core areas that can be leveraged to intentionally build thriving school culture.
In this episode, Phil focuses on the COMMUNI…
Episode #73: Potential this spring - Phil Boyte Mini Podcast
Spring is here and before we know it school will be out for summer, so what a great time to pause and consider the potential we have before staff and students leave for the year. During this mini pod…
Episode #72: Digital4Good: Empowering students to be part of the solution – Guests Kim Karr and Malorie Bournazian
Join Phil Boyte and guests Kim Karr, co-founder of #ICANHELP, and Malorie Bournazian, Lead Intern at Digital4Good, as they discuss using technology and social media in a positive way and empowering s…
Episode #71: COVID-friendly Spring Ideas for Staff and Students – Guest Debbie Hawkins
Join Phil Boyte and Debbie Hawkins, Campus Culture Director, at Sunnyside High School in Fresno, California, for a run down on virtual and social distancing ideas for this spring. Debbie has created …