Responsibilities

Morley Elementary Examples of Shared Leadership

Affirmation Recognizes & Celebrates In celebration of hard work teachers put forth in preparing for &
school accomplishments & executing the state testing, the leadership team had a celebration on the
week following NESA testing.
acknowledges failure

Change Agent Is willing to & actively Morley Elementary School has a strong Parent Teacher Association.
However, several of the programs & events that were in place are not in
challenges the status quo
the best interest of students & their learning environment. This was

modified & received negative response from several groups.

Establishes strong lines of

Staff members use googledocs for several purposes including team
Communication communication with meeting notes & PLC notes. All staff members have access to goals and
teachers & students instruction in other grade levels.

Recognizes & rewards Morley Meadowlark Chirp Award is given to students who demonstrate
Contingent Rewards growth & outstanding behavior. Once a week Chirps are randomly
individual
accomplishments drawn & students are able to pick a prize from the office.


Every day, a small group of students is responsible to lead the school in
Culture Fosters shard beliefs & the pledge, behavior reminder of the day and birthday announcements. A
sense of community & member of the leadership team assists the students. Each child in the
cooperation building has a turn to be a part of this routine.

Protects teachers from Policy is in place for parents to arrange a classroom visit instead of just
Discipline issues & influences that randomly stopping by. Parent must have a reason for visit, ie:
would detract from their volunteering in class.

teaching time or focus

Depending on needs of the situation, a different member of the leadership
Adapts his or her
Flexibility leadership behavior to the
team works with issue at hand. Often one leader is able to handle specific
situation at a different manner than the other. For instance, special
needs of the current education situation the coordinator will work with parents. The building
situation & is comfortable principal will work with major behavior problems.
with dissent


Establish clear goals &
Focus keeps those goals in the The building goal, which focused on improving math scores, was
forefront of the schools
continually visible on written communication and discussed in staff
meetings.
attention

Ideals/Beliefs Communicates & operates The leadership team continually demonstrated that students were in the
from strong ideals & beliefs forefront of our purpose. From instructional issues (posting objectives)
about schooling to school safety (present for duties)

Involves teachers in the
Actively involve teachers in decisions concerning different lunch and
Input design & implementation of
recess schedule for the upcoming year.
important decisions

Ensures that the faculty &

During monthly Teaching and Learning Meetings, principal introduces
Intellectual staff are aware of the most new instructional practices. During the past year we have focused on
Stimulation current theories & Explicit Instruction by Anita Archer.
practices & makes the

discussion of these a
regular aspect of school
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Responsibilities
Morley Elementary Examples of Shared Leadership





Principal is involved at district level regarding changes to curriculum.
Involvement in Is directly involved in the
Attended grade level meetings regarding implementation of new reading
curriculum, instruction, design & implementation of curriculum, implementation of new math curriculum, PBIS program.
and assessment curriculum, instruction, &
assessment practices

Knowledge of Is knowledgeable about Leadership team members attend monthly district leadership meetings
Curriculum, Instruction, and in turn convey information to staff members. This includes new
current curriculum,
& Assessment curriculum initiatives and assessment practices.
instruction, & assessment
practices
Morley implemented Check In Check out Program during the past school
Monitor/evaluate Monitors the effectiveness year. The leadership team and staff members recognized that the
of school practices & their program was not working for 4 & 5 grade students. Made adjustments for
impact on school learning older children in order for them to be successful.



Encouraged use of Chromebooks for students and actively assisted
Optimize Inspires & leads new & teachers & students during a challenging time in the school year.
challenging innovations

Establishes a set of Leadership team has a strong procedure for drop-off and pick-up of
Order standard operating students and conveys clear expectations for parents to ensure student
procedures & routines safety.



Attend all Parent Teacher Association board meetings and monthly
Is an advocate &
meetings. Is an advocate for this association and regularly encourages
spokesperson of the school
Outreach to all stakeholders
staff members to play an active role.



All members of the leadership team are available to staff members for
Demonstrates awareness of conversations about personal or professional matters. Principal is very
Relationships supportive when staff members need extra time off for family issues.
the personal aspects of
teachers & staff



Is an advocate for professional development. Ensured that several
Resources Provides teachers with teachers attending Classroom Instruction that Works seminar and brought
materials & professional back new knowledge to staff members.
development necessary for
the successful execution of
their jobs

The building principal and coordinator are very intuitive about problems
Situational Is aware of the details & the
or difficulties between team members. These issues are quickly resolved
Awareness undercurrents in the through mediation.
running of the school &
uses this information to


address current & potential
problems


The Leadership team has an excellent knowledge of students. Both know

Quality contacts & the first names and most of the last names of all 500+ students. This is
Visibility interactions with teachers
purposeful done through drop-off duties, recess and cafeteria duties and
pick-up duties. Throughout the day the team is readily available for
& students students and staff. Because of this high visibility parents and students
know that the leadership team puts needs of children first.