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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

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Episode #135 - Noticing Matters: Fun Ideas to Start the Second Half Strong

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Episode #134 - Hopeful and Helpful with Guest Tara Schwerdt

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Episode #133 - Noticing the Glimmers with Phil and Shyana

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Episode #132 - Turning a School Around: One Relationship at a Time - Guest Erin May

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Episode #131 - Inside the Dream Team: How Staff Culture Comes to Life - Guest Blake Hiemstra

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Episode #130 - The People First Framework

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Episode #129: What If We Can? - Guest Jessica Brooks

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Episode #128 - What to do when the cell phones are gone - Phil Boyte and Jason Jedamski

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Episode #127 - One Heart, One Mind: Leading with Joy and Connection with Guest Rob Sousa

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Episode #126 - Rooted in People with Guest Dr. Jacqueline Johnson

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Episode #125 - Clarity, Consistency, and a Dash of Fun with Guest Bentli Lewis

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Episode #124 - The Power of the Pause: Small Moments, Lasting Impact

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Episode #123: Avoiding the Gotcha Culture

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Episode #122 – Finish Strong: Inspiring Insights with Phil Boyte and Shyana Frost

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Episode #121 - The Contagious Power of the Energy We Bring - Guest Danny Steele

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Episode #120 - Empowering those around you - Guest Efa Huckaby & Dana Johnston

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Episode #119 - Wrapping Up the School Year with a Focus on PEOPLE

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Episode #118 - The Power of Creating Opportunity Across the Campus

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Episode #117: Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom - Guest Roni Habib

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Episode #116: The value of focusing on staff culture - Guest Casey Giovannoni

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Episode #115: Leading with Compassion - Guest Michele Anderson

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Episode #114: 3 Mindset Shifts for the Fall

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Episode #113: Dr. Tron Young - Be the Thermostat

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Episode #112: The Impact of Core Values on Culture

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Episode #111: PEOPLE FIRST for everyone

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Episode #110: Building a PEOPLE FIRST Culture Through Connections

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Episode #109: Hire and Retain Great Staff - Guest Raleigh Bame

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Episode #108: Magic of Moments - Guest Shyana Frost

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Episode # 107: The power of positive leadership - Guest Jennifer Prince

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Episode #106: The Chick-fil-A approach to culture - Guest David Hamel

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EPISODE #105: Be Great - Guest Dwight Carter

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EPISODE #104: The power of a pit stop - Guest Paul Lundberg

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Episode #103: Purposeful play to build student engagement - Guest Dr. Deborah Beagle

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Episode #102: Culture of Trust - Guest Dr. Robert McBride

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Episode #101: Beat burnout and create connections - Guest Stephanie Haynes

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Episode #100: Celebrate what you wish to perpetuate - Guest Dr. John Eick

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Episode #99: Tiny moments that cultivate culture - Guest Shyana Frost

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Episode #98: Storytelling sparks connection - Guest Robin Nott

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Episode #97: Leadership and prioritizing people first - Guest Paul Lundberg

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Episode #96: Creating connections on campus - Guest Laurie Beyer

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Episode #95: Culture and Community - Guest Aaron Ragon

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Episode #94: Igniting Culture and Breaking Down the Walls - Guest Jason Jedamski

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Episode #93: Hakuna Matata Culture - Guest Dr. Deborah Beagle

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Episode #92: Spring ideas and traditions - Guest Melissa Wright

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Episode #91: Tiny moments make a difference - Guest Shyana Frost

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Episode #90: Mental Wellness - Guest Lianna Gantz

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Episode #89: Redefining Education - Guest Maureen Stover

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Episode #88: Student engagement ideas - Guest Scott Backovich

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Episode #87: Leadership in Education - Guest Rachael George

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Episode #86: Healthy Culture - Guest Vince Caguin

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