Sunday, November 2, 2008

Question: What are the benefits of having a Distributed Leadership Team at OHS?

MANY!!

1. By being a part of this exciting new leadership model, OHS is putting itself on the map as a future example of effective secondary leadership practice.

2. 40 hours of highly relevant and practical professional development are available to our entire staff. If there is an expert in your field who informs your instructional practices, we can BRING THIS PERSON to OHS at no cost.

3. Being a principal is a monumental task. The DL Team works to take the heavy burdens off the shoulders of our principal so that she can focus on the most important aspects of her job. DL Team members take initiative to inform the principal of teacher needs and concerns and follow up with action and results.

4. Distributed leadership draws on the strengths of ALL teachers in the building. Any teacher with new ideas and sound opinions and practices who wants to take a leadership role without the trappings of administrative duties is welcome to join the DL Team!

Feedback, please: Let us know your strengths and talents so that we can share best practices with each other. Please post one successful strategy that you use in the classroom. You can do this by clicking on the COMMENTS button below. Thanks!

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