Leading Minds Webinar Series

Leading Minds Webinar Series - 2026
Virtual conversations to help live, learn, and lead in the real world

The Missing Ingredient: How Your School’s Physical Environment Can Strengthen and Sustain a Thriving Culture

Live Session: Thursday, August 20, 3:00pm ET

Presented by: Dr. Letishia Seabrook Jones

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Dr. Letishia Seabrook Jones

School leaders spend countless hours strengthening instruction, building relationships, implementing plans, and improving culture. But what if one of the most influential ingredients has been there all along, hiding in plain sight? Every hallway, classroom, office, and common space communicates messages about belonging, expectations, and what matters most.  

In this webinar, Dr. Letishia Seabrook Jones helps participants examine their schools through a new lens and identify practical opportunities to create spaces that strengthen culture, support student and educator well-being, and bring shared values to life.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize the visible and invisible messages a school’s physical environment sends to students, staff, families, and visitors.
  • Identify areas where school spaces may be reinforcing or unintentionally working against cultural goals and expectations.
  • Apply practical, budget-conscious strategies to create more welcoming, connected, and values-aligned learning environments.

Attendees will leave with actionable ideas for transforming everyday spaces into powerful tools that support belonging, reinforce a common vision, and help sustain a thriving school culture.

About the Presenter: Dr. Letishia Seabrook Jones is a leadership strategist, speaker, and founder of Milestone Education, where she helps school and district leaders create cultures in which students and staff thrive. With nearly three decades of experience in education, she has partnered with school districts, state education agencies, colleges and universities, and nonprofit organizations to strengthen leadership, improve organizational culture, enhance team effectiveness, and drive meaningful change. Known for helping leaders "see what everyone else walks past," Dr. Jones has pioneered a fresh approach to school improvement by demonstrating how the physical environment influences culture, belonging, learning, and organizational success.

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