School Culture By Design
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School Culture By Design is a education podcast hosted by Phil Boyte. It has 100 episodes, with the latest published January 2026.
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.
education ·en ·100 episodes
Episode #135 - Noticing Matters: Fun Ideas to Start the Second Half Strong
Episode #134 - Hopeful and Helpful with Guest Tara Schwerdt
Episode #133 - Noticing the Glimmers with Phil and Shyana
Episode #132 - Turning a School Around: One Relationship at a Time - Guest Erin May
Episode #131 - Inside the Dream Team: How Staff Culture Comes to Life - Guest Blake Hiemstra
Episode #130 - The People First Framework
Episode #129: What If We Can? - Guest Jessica Brooks
Episode #128 - What to do when the cell phones are gone - Phil Boyte and Jason Jedamski
Episode #127 - One Heart, One Mind: Leading with Joy and Connection with Guest Rob Sousa
Episode #126 - Rooted in People with Guest Dr. Jacqueline Johnson
Episode #125 - Clarity, Consistency, and a Dash of Fun with Guest Bentli Lewis
Episode #124 - The Power of the Pause: Small Moments, Lasting Impact
Episode #123: Avoiding the Gotcha Culture
Episode #122 – Finish Strong: Inspiring Insights with Phil Boyte and Shyana Frost
Episode #121 - The Contagious Power of the Energy We Bring - Guest Danny Steele
Episode #120 - Empowering those around you - Guest Efa Huckaby & Dana Johnston
Episode #119 - Wrapping Up the School Year with a Focus on PEOPLE
Episode #118 - The Power of Creating Opportunity Across the Campus
Episode #117: Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom - Guest Roni Habib
Episode #116: The value of focusing on staff culture - Guest Casey Giovannoni
Episode #115: Leading with Compassion - Guest Michele Anderson
Episode #114: 3 Mindset Shifts for the Fall
Episode #113: Dr. Tron Young - Be the Thermostat
Episode #112: The Impact of Core Values on Culture
Episode #111: PEOPLE FIRST for everyone
Episode #110: Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture Through Connections
Episode #109: Hire and Retain Great Staff - Guest Raleigh Bame
Episode #108: Magic of Moments - Guest Shyana Frost
Episode # 107: The power of positive leadership - Guest Jennifer Prince
Episode #106: The Chick-fil-A approach to culture - Guest David Hamel
EPISODE #105: Be Great - Guest Dwight Carter
EPISODE #104: The power of a pit stop - Guest Paul Lundberg
Episode #103: Purposeful play to build student engagement - Guest Dr. Deborah Beagle
Episode #102: Culture of Trust - Guest Dr. Robert McBride
Episode #101: Beat burnout and create connections - Guest Stephanie Haynes
Episode #100: Celebrate what you wish to perpetuate - Guest Dr. John Eick
Episode #99: Tiny moments that cultivate culture - Guest Shyana Frost
Episode #98: Storytelling sparks connection - Guest Robin Nott
Episode #97: Leadership and prioritizing people first - Guest Paul Lundberg
Episode #96: Creating connections on campus - Guest Laurie Beyer
Episode #95: Culture and Community - Guest Aaron Ragon
Episode #94: Igniting Culture and Breaking Down the Walls - Guest Jason Jedamski
Episode #93: Hakuna Matata Culture - Guest Dr. Deborah Beagle
Episode #92: Spring ideas and traditions - Guest Melissa Wright
Episode #91: Tiny moments make a difference - Guest Shyana Frost
Episode #90: Mental Wellness - Guest Lianna Gantz
Episode #89: Redefining Education - Guest Maureen Stover
Episode #88: Student engagement ideas - Guest Scott Backovich
Episode #87: Leadership in Education - Guest Rachael George
Episode #86: Healthy Culture - Guest Vince Caguin
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