It’s the end of September - can you believe it? These first months are essential for the success of the initiatives you’re planning, especially when it comes to building your school culture with LiveSchool.

It’s important that students are getting a sense of how fun and rewarding it can be to earn points and that teachers see the value in giving them. To help you build this buy-in to successfully launch LiveSchool, here are three strategies to focus on:

Tip 1: Usage Reports

Insights in LiveSchool gives you access to usage data across your school. For example, you can download teacher usage reports to see who is – and isn’t – giving points. You can also view the student scoreboard to ensure all students are earning points, each and every day. We recommend looking at these reports weekly, especially as you ramp up the program.

Tip 2: Are You Using Houses? 🪄

House Points enables you to turn your school culture initiative into a team-based competition that builds community and fosters relationship-building across the school. The best part is it’s no additional work on teachers. Check out this House Set-Up Guide to get started.

We also recommend reviewing how to download house rosters and view top earners in each house.

Tip 3: Dos & Don’ts with Clever

LiveSchool syncs directly with Clever, which is great! If you’re using this sync, we have best practices to help you make the most of this integration:

• Clever + LiveSchool Setup Guide
• Manage your Site (Clever)

⭐ FEATURED RESOURCE ⭐

LiveSchool Learning Webinars

We have monthly training webinars for LiveSchool users. Share this link here with your teachers to register or have them view this recording (Passcode: 5Yr0in^0). You can also register here for the upcoming Site Leader training or watch this recording (Passcode: v%+SQnK7).

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Webinar: How to Build a Student-Led House Points Program

Over the last 5 years, the team at St. Vincent Ferrer School designed a House System that brings their school culture to life, and it's now a fundamental part of the school. Their schedule, celebrations, and curriculum are all built around the Houses. The secret? Making it 100% student-led. Register now →

Podcast with Kelly Rodriguez

Your school has many traditions! They are an important part of your culture, but sometimes they need to change with your school. Kelly Rodriguez, a Principal in California, shares strategies for leading change and leaning into what’s working.  Listen to the pod →

Rewards that Rock 🎸

We created a database of 100+ reward ideas shared by schools. By the way, if you want to submit your own, we’ll send you a thank you gift. See rewards →

Article: Can School Culture Fix Education?

Not all schools are struggling. Some have a vibrant, positive culture that is allowing their students and staff to soar. What are they doing differently? Jordan Pruitt is a former High School Dean of Students who is here to share 5 things every school can do to improve culture and climate. Read the article →

1000+ House Name Ideas

Your House Names are an awesome way to bring your school culture to life. That’s why we built this list of over 1000 ideas our customers use to name their Houses. Read the article →