Collective Knowledge about Situational Leadership

Your Group's Assignment:  What are the characteristics of Situational Leadership that align with each of the School Improvement Categories: Instructional, Shared, Operational/Resource Management and with Interpersonal Relationships? 

Using This Wiki

1. Select a recorder.
2. Recorder will enter in the space below the group's collective knowledge in each category. While the recorder is entering text into the wiki, group members stand behind, providing input!
3. To add text, click on the "Edit Page" button at the top left. You will be prompted to enter a password. The password is the name of our program. You will also be asked to enter your name so we can know who edited the page.
4. After you have logged in with a password and your first name, insert your cursor where you want to begin typing, and begin!
5. Don't forget to click the "Save" button at the bottom of your screen occasionally!

NOTE: Feel free to delete these instructions once you have read them!

Instructional Leadership

Educational Program: 

Leader has to be knowledgeable about the school's educational programs to understand his/her follower's level of knowledge/competence.

     Change Agent:  Leader understands and acts on their roles as a catalyst for change

     Knowledge of Adult Learning:  Leaders understand and apply adult learning theory

Instructional Support:

Leader monitors, supports, and makes adjustments to enhance instruction

     Monitoring:  Monitor prorams and practices

     Coaching and Facilitating:

     Clear Expectations:

     Collaboration and Communication:

Shared Leadership

 School Culture and Climate:

     Inclusive and Equitable:  Leader has to determine the degree of inclusiveness that is needed

     Collaborative Inquiry:  Leader needs to understand followers to determine to degree to which this is done

     Collaborative Decision Making Process:  Leaders need to asses degree of collaboration  based on followers' willingness/competence

Continuous Improvement:

     Shared Vision and Mission:  Leader needs to understand vision and mission to determine to assess followers' degree of it being shared

     Monitored:  Leader needs to monitor change process to assess willingness/compentency and implement needed leadership style

Operational/Resource Management

 Resource Allocation:

     Human Resources:  Determining type of leadership style(s) to utilize

     Time:  Leaders have to understand followers' willingness/competence to assess amount of time needed

     Space:  Leaders have to understand followers' willingness/compentence/responsibilities to determine space alloacation

Interpersonal Relationships

Approached differently based on the situation and the "maturity" of the followers.

Leader's attentiveness on interpersonal relationships depends on the followers' committment/willingness and ability/competence.