THE CULTURE PIECE
THE CULTURE PIECE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING FOR K-12 EDUCATORS

WHAT WE DO

The Culture Piece provides comprehensive services to K-12 educators seeking to improve their learning environments. We partner with schools and districts of all sizes and types, both in the US and internationally. We help schools understand what needs to change, what success will look like, and how to get there. Leaders partner with us to make sure professional development topics and post-training support packages work for them.

WE HELP SCHOOLS FOCUS ON:

Relationships

Community-building

Social-Emotional Learning

Success-oriented educator practices

Restorative practices

Tier 2 supports and systems

WE HELP FIND SOLUTIONS FOR:

Low “Joy Quotient”

Low attendance

Lack of student engagement

Student and/or staff trauma

Equity issues

Student loneliness

Staff dysfunction

Communication issues

 

CLIENTS

Minneapolis Public Schools (MN)

Circle of Life Academy (MN)

McCurdy Charter School, Espanola, NM

Laguna Middle School, Laguna, NM

Cove Day School, (AZ)

Kinteel Residential Complex (NM)

Bagley School District, (MN)

Watts Learning Center (CA)

America’s Finest Charter School (CA)

San Carlos Unified School District (AZ)

Key Academy School (CA)

Brandeis School of San Francisco (CA)

Rodeph Shalom School (NY)

Nenahnezad Community School (NM)

Crownpoint Community School (NM)

John F. Kennedy Day School (AZ)

Tonalea Day School (AZ)

Cairo American School (Egypt)

Minneapolis College Prep Academy (MN)

Paul Cuffee Schools (RI)

360 High School (RI)

Gordon School (RI)

Aurora Charter School (MN)

New Millenium Charter School (MN)

Lincoln International High School (MN)

Star of the North Academy (MN)

Rush City Public Schools (MN)

Swan River Montessori (MN)

Annunciation School (MN)

Carondolet School (MN)

Duluth Public Schools (MN)

BDOTE Learning Center (MN)

Chisolm Public Schools (MN)

Fitchburg Public Schools (MA)

Glen Urquhart School (MA)

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District (MA)

CCSD21 (IL)

Meskwaki Settlement School (IA)

Tate Topa School (ND)

Marty Indian School (SD)

Lower Brule Schools (SD)

San Miguel School (Washington DC)

Berman Hebrew Academy (MD)

Holy Trinity (Georgetown, DC)

Charlottesville City Schools (VA)

Albemarle County Public Schools (VA)

Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde (OR)

Milltown Public Schools (NJ)

Camden’s Promise (NJ)

Atlanta Jewish Academy (GA)

Shorecrest Prep (FL)

Red Lake School DIstrict (MN)

Bugonaygeyshig School (MN)

Metcalf Middle School (MN)

Schoolcraft Learning Community (MN)

Zuni Middle School (NM)

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About CHRIS HAGEDORN

For over 15 years Chris Hagedorn taught in middle school level schools in Quito, Ecuador, Indianapolis, IN, and Minneapolis, MN. For 10 years while working for Origins, he facilitated Developmental Designs and Responsive Classroom workshops for K-12 educators and co-wrote “Classroom Discipline: Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence” (Origins, 2009), which earned a Midwest Book Award. THE CULTURE PIECE, which he founded in 2013, expands on his previous experience by providing training and consulting services in Positive Schoolwide Climate and Culture. THE CULTURE PIECE is now being used in schools across the United States and internationally.

BA English, University of MN, Twin Cities

MS Secondary Education, Indiana University, Bloomington

Chris Hagedorn, founder and primary consultant for THE CULTURE PIECE, POSITIVE SCHOOLWIDE CLIMATE & CULTURE

Chris Hagedorn, founder and primary consultant for THE CULTURE PIECE