One could even invite a teacher from another school who is having a successful implementation of a program or model to come talk with teachers at the local school and to share what they're doing and what's been successful. Therefore celebrating successes could be another form of continuing assistance. Whether it's a school change process or just in our own daily living interacting with friends. Change can be very anxiety producing for many people. Celebrating progress is much too often overlooked and it is very effective when people are given that applause or that affirmation of what they've been doing.
Nobody complains about celebrations.
There's never too much or too many. 7 Brown, whose school is one of the CSRD awardees, says he is a firm believer in complimenting teachers individually, face to face, to let them know that he appreciates all of their efforts. We want to acknowledge very, very clearly what staff members have done, their growth, and the effort they've put in. We announce that in our faculty meetings. We talk, we say good things about individual teachers as well as groups of teachers who have pulled together to attack a particular issue.