Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Block
Block 2
Time
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Name
Leading with Intention: Staff Well-Being, School Climate, and Sustainable School Communities
Description

Educator well-being is not a peripheral concern, it is a moral and communal responsibility rooted in the Christian call to love and serve one another. In faith-based schools, caring for those who teach, lead, and serve is inseparable from the mission of forming students intellectually, spiritually, and relationally. When educators are supported and sustained, school communities more fully reflect the dignity, hope, and belonging at the heart of Christian education. This 75-minute session explores staff well-being through a faith-informed, systems-based lens, examining how school climate, leadership decisions, and organizational practices shape educators' daily lived experience. Drawing on educational research, leadership frameworks, and Christian understandings of vocation and community, participants will consider the reciprocal relationship between adult well-being and a healthy, mission-aligned school culture. Through guided reflection, dialogue, and practical tools, school leaders will explore how clarity of purpose, trust-filled relationships, and coherent systems foster psychological safety, professional joy, and sustainability. Rather than framing well-being as an individual burden to manage, this session invites leaders to view it as shared stewardship, honoring the God-given gifts of educators and creating conditions for them to flourish in their calling. Participants will leave with practical strategies to intentionally shape school climate, cultivating joyful, life-giving campuses where trust, belonging, and shared purpose are evident in daily interactions. By strengthening adult culture and aligning leadership practices with Christian values, school leaders will be equipped to create environments where educators feel supported and renewed, and where joy, hope, and flourishing naturally extend to students and the wider school community.

Track
Staff Well-Being
Speakers
Denise Ball