Collective Knowledge about Instructional Leadership

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

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Instructional Leadership:   The instructional leader has four dimensions or roles.  These include:  1) Resource Provider, 2) Instructional Resource, 3) Communicator, and 4) Visibile Presence. The instructional leader has to be a policitian who facilitates and represents diverse interests and philosophies.  

Shared Leadership:   Everyone has a role and each role has many different qualities.  The key players are policy-makers, researchers, superintendents/central office, principals, and teachers.  Everyone has role of being instructional leader regardless of their level.

Operational/Resource Management:  The instructional leader provides the resources needed to implement by the levels below.  For example, the board approves the budget, and each level facilitates and allocates the resource of time, money, etc. to the respective individuals below. 

Interpersonal Relationships:     The instructional leader has to be able to work with diverse populations, personalities, and learning styles.  The leader needs to affirm diversity while achieving consensus, while continuing to move the team forward.  The leader has to continue to help the staff keep their eyes on the ball and the "ball" is the student.