Collaboration is essential to effective schools. This means collaboration among ALL stakeholders. One of the things I tried to to do as a sitting principal was to ensure that I had a strong leadership team. The meeting of the minds is powerful. I also made sure that those staff members not a part of the leadership team felt that their voice was heard as well. Being a part of the leadership team meant that you were charged with updating the respective team members as well as soliciting their feedback on topics discussed at leadership.
School Leaders must also make sure teachers have time to collaborate with each other. Common planning time is a MUST! Teachers benefit immensely from structured time with their colleagues. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have proven to be a major advantage in increasing student achievement. PLCs result in better teacher and learning.
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