Brandon J. Larson – författare

Authors Casey Reason and Brandon J. Larson advocate for the strategic design and development of impactful activities and athletics to enhance school culture. Their Rally model provides strategies for aligning extracurricular programs with academic goals, fostering leadership, and boosting participation and engagement. The Rally approach improves student performance and promotes a thriving academic environment where students are eager to learn, participate, and grow.

Grades 6–12 educators, administrators, and coaches can use this book to:Discover the positive impacts school activities and athletics exert on academicsFoster school unity in commitment to mutual standards, goals, and visionsAdopt step-by-step strategies to promote stronger athletics and activities that build school cultureCreate greater opportunities for student leadership development through athletics and activitiesCelebrate successes in ways that perpetuate and sustain a positive athletic school cultureContents:IntroductionPart 1: Set the StageChapter 1: Examine Athletics and Extracurricular Activities in K–12 EducationChapter 2: Understand the Past, Present, and Future of Activities and Athletics in SchoolChapter 3: Define School CulturePart 2: Stage the RallyChapter 4: Raise the StandardChapter 5: Align and SynergizeChapter 6: Lean In to Community for ACTsChapter 7: Lead Through StudentsChapter 8: You’re Never Done CelebratingEpilogue: A Rally of Your OwnAppendix: Rally Learning GuideReferences and ResourcesIndex