Collegiality Collegiality is the existence of high levels of collaboration
among teachers between teachers and principal and is characterized by mutual respect
shared work values Cooperation …and specific conversations about teaching and learning.
Collegial School Principal Teachers described their principal as, 1. Supportive 2. Collective problem solving 3. Collective learning
Congeniality Congeniality is friendly human relationships that exist among teachers and …..
which is characterized by the loyalty, trust and easy conversation
All of those result from the development of a closely knit social group.
Congeniality School Principal Teachers described their principal as, 1. Isolated 2. Alienated
Understanding Quality Control Ordinary Leaders: the quality control is a management problem. Solution: Coming up with the right controls, such as; 1. scheduling 2. prescribing 3. programming 4. testing and checking.
Understanding Quality Control Successful Leaders: the quality control is cultural. Solution: is in the minds and hearts of people at work. 1. purposing 2. enablement 3. leadership density 4. collegiality 5. intrinsic motivation
Valuing Simplicity For highly successful principals, small is beautiful and simple is better. Simplicity emphasizes on what needs to be accomplished and how best to do it without undue emphasis on protocols and procedural matters.
Reflection in Action Leaders of highly successful schools view with suspicion quick fixes, sure-fire remedies, and one-best-way prescriptions for teaching and learning, supervision and evaluating.
Successful principals resist accepting a direct link between research and practice. They believe that the purpose of research is to increase one’s understanding and not to prescribe practice.
Leadership by Outrage Leaders in traditional management should be; 1. cool 2. calculated 3. reserved in everything they say or do.
Successful leaders bring to their practice; 1. sense of passion 2. risk taking 3. feeling 4. time
Leadership by outrage is a symbolic act that communicates importance and meaning and that touches people in ways not possible when leadership is viewed only as something objective and calculated.
Distributed Leadership If leadership is a practice shared by many then it must be distributed among those who are in the right place at the right time and among those who have the unique competence to get the job done correctly.
Unique competence requires, 1. who 2. with necessary ability 3. take responsibility
Leadership involves the, 1. identification 2. acquisition 3. allocation 4. coordination 5. use of social, materials, and cultural resources to establish the conditions for teaching and learning.
Distributed leadership focuses on how leadership practice is distributed among both positional and informal leaders.
Reciprocity is Key Roles are markers that help define what a person should do. Roles are definers for contracts. For example; my role is fly the airplane and your role is to navigate. We need each other to have a successful trip.
Roles are definers for covenants. The most sacred obligations and commitments we have 1. toward each other 2. toward the school 3. toward its purposes.
The Worth of the Leadership Values None of the leadership values considered alone is powerful enough to make the difference in bringing about quality schooling. Practicing Emphasizing management Providing controls and regulations
Constructivist Leadership Constructive Leadership is a reciprocal process that enables members of a school community to construct meaning that leads toward a common purpose. Building capacity among people and in schools. Promotes learning and encourages acceptance of a collective responsibility.
A Community of Leaders