Rally!: How Outstanding Activities and Athletics Improve Academics and School Culture (a Step-By-Step Guide to the Rally Model

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 academics
• Foster school unity in commitment to mutual standards, goals, and visions
• Adopt step-by-step strategies to promote stronger athletics and activities that build school culture
• Create greater opportunities for student leadership development through athletics and activities
• Celebrate successes in ways that perpetuate and sustain a positive athletic school culture

Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Set the Stage
Chapter 1: Examine Athletics and Extracurricular Activities in K-12 Education
Chapter 2: Understand the Past, Present, and Future of Activities and Athletics in School
Chapter 3: Define School Culture
Part 2: Stage the Rally
Chapter 4: Raise the Standard
Chapter 5: Align and Synergize
Chapter 6: Lean In to Community for ACTs
Chapter 7: Lead Through Students
Chapter 8: You're Never Done Celebrating
Epilogue: A Rally of Your Own
Appendix: Rally Learning Guide
References and Resources
Index