High quality leadership has been a focus at my school this year and has produced great results! Early in the school year, my administrator surveyed our staff on what their strengths, interests, passions, and philosophies were in education. She prefaced this by saying she would determine leadership opportunities for EVERY teacher in some kind of capacity. In the past, contributing to a leadership team or committee was in some ways "optional". This year, she made it clear that the strengths that each of us possessed were necessary in helping our school continue to progress in the direction it is moving.
Throughout the school year, teachers have participated on various leadership teams, committees, and district curriculum teams. As part of one of these teams, teachers are asked to create a professional development opportunity for staff members based on something they are doing with the team. Last week, our Math Committee worked together to share various resources and activities that can enhance our curriculum, instruction, and student engagement. What is great was the fact that I knew that the teachers on this committee were ones who had a strength and passion for this area. They are consistently implementing best practices in their classrooms. I loved that I could hear more about what they have used without having to find an additional time to observe or meet with them.
The distributive leadership is leading to the continued capacity building at my school. I hope that this practice continues into next year!
Trina...I LOVE to hear about educators being passionate about capacity building! Choosing to be a part of a learning team that's main focus is what they love! Not being forced into something that means very little to them! If you are passionate about something..you will have more desire to reach higher, to reach out, to reach down to pull others up, to experience the joy you have about that subject!
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