Spokane Public School Leadership Analysis
Leadership
"A leader is one who influences others to attain goals. Leaders orchestrate change, set direction, and motivate people to overcome and move the organization toward its ideal future" (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p30). An effective leader will delegate tasks to other individuals and trust him or her to carry out the assigned task to completion. In the Spokane Public School, the principal in each school holds the role of leader. The job is for the administrator to understand the process of education and the state and federal regulations that mandate education. The administrator is then able to communicate effectively to all instructional staff the curriculum that needs to be implemented in each classroom.
The principal at Madison elementary …show more content…
The new principal comes in and says this is how we are going to do things. The best way for the principal to delegate would be to open up communication and discuss different situations with the staff and use the input from the staff to make decisions. For example, the principal is not familiar with teach developmentally impaired children and therefore cannot come into the classroom and tell the instructional staff how to run the class. If he feels there is a concern, he needs to communicate with the instructional staff to find out how things are done and why they are done a certain way. This will allow the administrator or principal to earn the respect of the staff and open up …show more content…
The pay is not commensurate with the challenges" (Ramsey, 1999, p1-2). Most administrators put in long hours and deal with disgruntled employees as well as parents and students. Not to say that the rewards of seeing a student later in life after he or she has graduated and thanked a teacher or administrator for being supportive is not worth the hard work.
Conclusion
The difference between managers and leaders are that managers give an order and expect them to be followed, while leaders may give an order but he or she will also motivate and encourage individuals within his or her command to accomplish those orders. Within the public schools, the principal or administrator is the leader and the manager at the same time. Not all individuals can accomplish both of these tasks at the same time. It takes a special individual to be able to effectively be both a leader and a manager within the school district.
Administrators need to be dedicated and able to function as both leaders and managers in order for the school to become successful. Being able to manage the school and lead the employees within the school will lead to the school being successful and the goals and objectives of the district will be met. This in turn will create a healthy culture within each school for students and faculty
"A leader is one who influences others to attain goals. Leaders orchestrate change, set direction, and motivate people to overcome and move the organization toward its ideal future" (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p30). An effective leader will delegate tasks to other individuals and trust him or her to carry out the assigned task to completion. In the Spokane Public School, the principal in each school holds the role of leader. The job is for the administrator to understand the process of education and the state and federal regulations that mandate education. The administrator is then able to communicate effectively to all instructional staff the curriculum that needs to be implemented in each classroom.
The principal at Madison elementary …show more content…
The new principal comes in and says this is how we are going to do things. The best way for the principal to delegate would be to open up communication and discuss different situations with the staff and use the input from the staff to make decisions. For example, the principal is not familiar with teach developmentally impaired children and therefore cannot come into the classroom and tell the instructional staff how to run the class. If he feels there is a concern, he needs to communicate with the instructional staff to find out how things are done and why they are done a certain way. This will allow the administrator or principal to earn the respect of the staff and open up …show more content…
The pay is not commensurate with the challenges" (Ramsey, 1999, p1-2). Most administrators put in long hours and deal with disgruntled employees as well as parents and students. Not to say that the rewards of seeing a student later in life after he or she has graduated and thanked a teacher or administrator for being supportive is not worth the hard work.
Conclusion
The difference between managers and leaders are that managers give an order and expect them to be followed, while leaders may give an order but he or she will also motivate and encourage individuals within his or her command to accomplish those orders. Within the public schools, the principal or administrator is the leader and the manager at the same time. Not all individuals can accomplish both of these tasks at the same time. It takes a special individual to be able to effectively be both a leader and a manager within the school district.
Administrators need to be dedicated and able to function as both leaders and managers in order for the school to become successful. Being able to manage the school and lead the employees within the school will lead to the school being successful and the goals and objectives of the district will be met. This in turn will create a healthy culture within each school for students and faculty