Monday, April 24, 2017

Best Way to Support Teachers


One factor of leadership that I have struggled with this year is how best to support teachers in my school.  I see my leadership style as very collaborative, and I try to solicit teacher input as much as possible when planning for school programs and events.  However, some of my teachers prefer to receive direct instructions as frequently as possible and want to be left out of the decision-making process.  I’m wondering what is the best way to support both of these types of teachers.  Should I simply ask input from the teachers who I know want to participate while avoiding those that just want to be told what to do?  I feel like this would create dissension among my staff because some would feel included and others would not.  Either way, it seems to me that I would be alienating half the staff.  Right now, I am leaning towards just continuing to use the leadership style I am comfortable with by asking for input from teachers on decisions that are relevant to them.  This way my decisions are more informed and based on the facts on the ground. 

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