Organizational Culture Analysis

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Spectrum Academy

• Organizational Culture Analysis

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Spectrum of Topics

• Vision Mission Revisited
• Organizational Culture Overview
• Spectrum Academy Org Chart
• RTC Culture and Normative Beliefs
• Charter School Type and Beliefs
• CTC Type and Beliefs
• Spectrum Academy New-Hire Process

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Spectrum Vision
Spectrum Academy leads Arizonas learning and
living communities in assisting at-risk to
at-hope youths to heal their emotional,
intellectual, physical, and spiritual wounds
which create positive and profound changes in
Arizonas youth population.
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Spectrum Mission
Provide an alternative state-of-the-art holistic
educational and living environment for at-hope
youth 14 21 to find direction and purpose using
proven programs that result in healthy and
productive young adults who contribute to
society.
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Organizational Culture Constructive
Achievement, Self-actualizing, Humanistic-encoura
ging, Affiliative
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Residential Treatment Center

• Counseling, psychiatric help and family support
  services
• Utilize constructive culture
• Interpersonal relationships assist students with
  growth and development in the program

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RTC Normative Affiliative

• Expect individuals to be friendly, open and
  sensitive
• Counseling servicesstaff must be open and
  compassionate
• Peer communitystudents share ideas on topics
  broached by counselor
• Empower youth to form an interdependence with
  individuals at the RTC
• Relationships will be based on trust and respect

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Charter School Normative Humanistic -
Encouraging

• Evolution from Affiliative Approach
• Apply Behaviors Learned in RTC
• Adopt Team approach
• Influence Others - Constructive Methods
• Increased Accountability

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Charter School Normative Self-Actualizing

• Develop Appreciation for Creativity
• Learn New Approaches to Solve Problems
• Positive Reinforcement Applied in Win-Win
• Exposures to Critical Thinking Opportunities
• Mentoring and Peer Tutoring Experience
• Preparation - Higher Levels of Independence

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Community Technology Center

• Volunteer Salaried Staff
• Interface w/ Community
• Jobs
• Clerical, technical, administrative, educators,
  community development, fund raisers

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CTC Normative Beliefs Full Spectrum

• Educators Achievement/Self Actualizing
• Volunteers Humanistic/Affiliative
• Fund Raisers Self Actualizing
• Community Dev. Achievement/Humanistic
• Admin. Achievement/Self Actualizing

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Spectrum Academy New Hire Induction

• First Day
• Video Vision/Mission
• Introductions and Tour
• Second Day Rest of Week
• Survey questions / interviews
• Intro to focus area / considerations
  expectations

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Spectrum Academy New Hire Induction

• Second Week - Morning
• Half day interactive training
• High-level comprehensive understanding
• Afternoon
• Training in specific area
• Concerns/questions resolved
• First Month
• Weekly meetings with peer-community leadership

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Success. Just Ducky!