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Leading Educator Wellness
Six Critical Actions to Support All Staff
Explore six critical actions to support educator wellness in Leading Educator Wellness by Bill Barnes and Erin Lehmann. This essential guide provides school leaders with practical strategies to foster staff well-being, improve morale, and create a thriving school community.
- Critically examine personal and communal health practices to identify wellness needs.
- Develop a common educator wellness vision to guide improvements to health practices.
- Identify clear, feasible goals and actionable steps to achieve desired outcomes.
- Strengthen commitment to wellness goals through professional learning teams.
- Sustain educator wellness through active assessment and improvement of health practices.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Engaging in Purposeful Self-Care
Chapter 2: Implementing a Common Vision for Educator Wellness
Chapter 3: Performing a Needs Assessment
Chapter 4: Setting Goals and Creating Action Plans
Chapter 5: Designing and Facilitating Effective Professional Learning
Chapter 6: Monitoring Progress and Sustaining Educator Wellness
Appendix: Engaging Stakeholders in the Needs Assessment
REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1: Engaging in Purposeful Self-Care
- Figure 1.2: Assessing Long-Term Effects of Chronic Stress
- Figure 1.3: Wellness Self-Assessment
- Figure 1.5: Defining Your Wellness Purpose Statement
Chapter 2: Implementing a Common Vision for Educator Wellness
- Figure 2.4: Norms or Working Agreements Activity
- Figure 2.5: Brainstorming Positive Outcomes of Wellness
Chapter 3: Performing a Needs Assessment
- Figure 3.2: Sample Knowledge Center
- Figure 3.3: Leading Educator Wellness Needs Assessment Tool
- Figure 3.4: Unpacking the Needs Assessment
- Figure 3.6: Needs Assessment Synthesis Tool
Chapter 4: Setting Goals and Creating Action Plans
Chapter 5: Designing and Facilitating Effective Professional Learning
- Figure 5.1: Educator Wellness Professional Learning Plan Example
- Figure 5.2: Planning Tool for One Day of Professional Learning
- Figure 5.4: Professional Learning Facilitator Reflection Questions
Chapter 6: Monitoring Progress and Sustaining Educator Wellness
- Figure 6.1: Reflection Questions for Progress Monitoring
- Figure 6.3: Leadership Reflection Questions
Appendix: Engaging Stakeholders in the Needs Assessment
- Critical Action 1: Engaging in Purposeful Self-Care Information-Gathering Sheet
- Critical Action 2: Implementing a Common Vision for Educator Wellness Information-Gathering Sheet
- Critical Action 3: Performing a Needs Assessment Information-Gathering Sheet
- Critical Action 4: Setting Goals and Creating Action Plans Information-Gathering Sheet
- Critical Action 5: Designing and Facilitating Effective Professional Learning Information-Gathering Sheet
- Critical Action 6: Monitoring Progress and Sustaining Educator Wellness Information-Gathering Sheet
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Books
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- Kanold, T. D., & Boogren, T. H. (2022). Educator wellness: A guide for sustaining physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. Solution Tree Press.
- Kramer, S. V., & Schuhl, S. (2017). School improvement for all: A how-to guide for doing the right work. Solution Tree Press.
- Lipton, L., & Wellman, B. (2012). Got data? Now what? Creating and leading cultures of inquiry. Solution Tree Press.
- Mattos, M., Buffum, A., Malone, J., Cruz, L. F., Dimich, N., & Schuhl, S. (2025). Taking action: A handbook for RTI at Work (2nd ed.). Solution Tree Press.
- Muhammad, A., & Cruz, L. F. (2019). Time for change: Four essential skills for transformational school and district leaders. Solution Tree Press.
- Reeves, D., & Eaker, R. (2020). 100-day leaders: Turning short-term wins into long-term success in schools. Solution Tree Press.
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