"In today's work culture, atmosphere and environment weigh heavily on prospective employees' considerations when applying for positions. How well do colleagues work together? What are the company's core values and mission? Does company leadership respect their employees and support their growth? This reality for working adults is the same for children growing up in schools. Why, then, do we not pay the same attention to school culture and values as we do to that of work culture? In The Schools Our Students Deserve: A Comprehensive Framework for Shaping Exceptional School Culture, Mario I. Acosta zooms our focus in on the critical importance and value of a school's culture in enhancing student learning and optimizing teacher efficacy. Not only does Acosta walk readers through the defining characteristics of a healthy school culture, he also guides them through simple, practical steps to effecting positive changes, from identifying common working goals, values, and behaviors to examining perspectives, relationships, and experiences that influence students' and teachers' academic performance. With frameworks, examples, templates, and other effective tools, readers of The Schools Our Students Deserve will shift attitudes and practices within their school systems to redefine these spaces as respectful, productive learning communities, where all students collaborate, celebrate, and grow together"-- Provided by publisher.