An interesting idea of shared leadership at a school with 450 students in California (back in 1998) written by Barnett, McKowen and Bloom. Not wanting to have one person as leader, a team of shared leaders was put in place. The ideas in this article struck a chord with me: the needs of the school must outweigh individual needs; there needs to be quality communication between staff and students as well as between staff members; the success of the shared leadership depends on openness and honesty and a commitment towards problem solving and reflection.
I could also really relate to the idea that there are 5 givens that must be conveyed through everything that is done at the school:
1. Community
2. Inclusion
3. Professionalism
4. Quality and
5. High expectations.
If only every school focussed on these 5 ideals, imagine what type of education our students would receive from each and every teacher.
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