The Energy Bus for Schools: 7 Ways to Improve Your School Culture, Remove Negativity, Energize Your Teachers, and Empower Your Students - Hardcover

by Jon Gordon (Author), Jim Van Allan (Author)

National Bestseller

Drive Your School Culture to Success with The Energy Bus! Transform your school culture into a thriving and positive environment. In The Energy Bus for Schools: 7 Ways to Improve Your School Culture, Remove Negativity, Energize Your Teachers, and Empower Your Students, bestselling author Jon Gordon and education leader Dr. Jim Van Allan provide concrete strategies and powerful stories to help build a positive school culture. This book shares a unique approach and proven practices for reimagining schools and districts as collaborative places where students and staff create their culture and develop as leaders together.

The authors provide the blueprint and framework to create a positive campus culture including:

• Thriving during times of change
• Communication to strengthen relationships
• Proven strategies to empower staff and students
• Building a connected team
• Developing a positive mindset
• Implementing best practices to energize teachers and students
• Removing negativity that sabotages morale and culture
• Rediscovering the joy and excitement of being in education

This book is intended for superintendents, district and school leadership, teachers, counselors, and coaches who are looking to leave a positive legacy and impact everyone on campus. Join the movement with other visionary educators who have already transformed their schools into dynamic centers of learning and growth.

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In The Energy Bus for Schools: 7 Ways to Improve Your School Culture, Remove Negativity, Energize Your Teachers, and Empower Your Students, bestselling author of the timeless classic The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon, and education leader Dr. Jim Van Allan, provide essential strategies, best practices, and powerful stories to help you build a school culture that teachers and students love!

This book provides school leaders with a collaborative blueprint to engage and energize staff and students in the culture building, learning, and growth process. You'll also learn tips to thrive during times of change, communication strategies to strengthen relationships, proven ideas to uplift staff and students, how to build a more connected team, practices to confront and transform negativity on campus, and rediscover the joy and mission to impact students' lives.

Jon and Jim also provide readers with an in-depth look into successful, engaged, and energetic campuses across the country along with their passionate and creative school leaders and teachers. Their stories and success will give you windows into the positive possibilities you can create in your school.

Written for education professionals looking to create a positive school culture with a clear plan and roadmap to follow, it's perfect for superintendents, district staff, school administrators, teachers, and coaches who want to make a positive impact in their schools and districts.

We hope you enjoy the book and enjoy the ride!

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Praise for The Energy Bus for Schools

"The Energy Bus for Schools is an empowering and transformative guide that transcends the boundaries of conventional education. Filled with relatable insights and actionable steps, it's a game changer for schools, teachers, and anyone invested in making a positive impact. A must-read if you are seeking to amplify leadership, inspire minds, and create a legacy that truly matters."
--JESSICA HOLSMAN, bestselling author and founder of Study With Jess

"The Energy Bus for Schools provides a clear roadmap for establishing and maintaining a positive school culture that's easy to follow and simple to implement! Gordon and Van Allan give suggestions, tips, and examples that will guide educational leaders through the process for building and improving school culture one step at a time in order to increase success for all stakeholders including staff members, students, and communities."
--MICHELLE EMERSON, author of First Class Teaching

"At a time when educators are feeling particularly tested, The Energy Bus for Schools is the perfect companion to its widely-read predecessor. Jon Gordon and Dr. Jim Van Allan share a collection of motivating, and often moving, stories from schools across the country to support educators as we reframe how we 'do school' moving forward."
--DONNA HAYWARD, NASSP 2023 National Principal of the Year

"Jim Van Allan and Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus for Schools is exactly the message I needed to organize my thoughts and improve my approach in overcoming negativity and adversity that are often encountered in the workplace. The tools learned in this book will assist me in building a positive culture, where the staff can reach our school goals, despite any obstacles that may come our way."
--ADAM LANE, NASSP 2022 Florida Principal of the Year

"Calling all educators! The Energy Bus for Schools is a game changer for educators seeking to create a positive and unified school culture. Jon and Jim have compiled powerful examples from schools nationwide, providing transformative strategies that truly work. With real stories, turn-key strategies, and research-based insights, this invaluable resource will help you make a lasting positive impact on your school community!"
--DR. DAVID ARENCIBIA, National Principal of the Year Finalist and Texas Principal of the Year

Author Biography

Jon Gordon is the author of 28 books, including five children's books and fifteen bestsellers, including The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, The Coffee Bean, You Win in the Locker Room First, and The One Truth. He is passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations, and teams.

Dr. Jim Van Allan is President of The Energy Bus for Schools. He runs The Energy Bus for Schools program and is a Professor of Communication Studies with Keiser University. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and speaks to schools across the country.