Distributive Leadership and School

Distributive leadership is alive and well at my school.  We participate in distributive leadership on a daily basis.  My principal leads us with an overview on how to accomplish a goal, but the freedom on how to reach the goal.  Professional learning teams are told not to come to our principal with a problem, if we are not ready to give her a solution as well.  We have to work together to distribute responsibilities as professional learning communities in order to see the big picture and actively problem solve.  According to a former professor at Harvard University, Diamond (2007),"It's not something that you do or don't do. It's a useful analytical frame that can help you understand leadership activity in your school or district."  Our school encourages capacity and collaboration by our school's layout and the small family like environment.  We do not make sudden decisions without talking to our learning committees and using data.  We have and continue to increase our school's capacity by sharing visions, setting goals, and involving high stakeholders in our decision making process.