Reflective Essay: Catholic School Leadership

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In his book, Catholic School Leadership Phillip Robey describes ways to develop a productive and collaborative educational environment. “ Given this form of distributive and collaborative leadership, principals must be able to make decisions, but must also build a collegial structure with teachers” (Robey, 2012, p. 33). I am of that same mind set and intended to apply motivational techniques, which breed a collegial atmosphere. In order to achieve that goal, I need to provide formal and informal collaboration within my school and that align with my leadership framework, which support student learning. I am a large supporter of collaboration and know the value of supporting and encouraging it within my school. I know that “collaboration along with shared leadership are the pathways to collegial school cultures” (Glickman, Gordon & Ross-Gordon, p. 35), and the formal collaborative methods that I support …show more content…
I am prepared to take on the “ challenge [as] the principal…to assure that faculty are engaged in professional growth and spiritual formation activity that result in improved student learning” (Hunt et al., 2000, p. 158). I will make it a priority to use professional development to support my collegial culture that I will strive for in my school. Glickman, Gordon & Ross-Gordon (2015) states, “Professional development, if properly planned and implemented, can be a powerful force for teacher development and the improvement of teaching and learning” (p. 283). In the book Catholic School Leadership, Michael Boyle describes professional development as “ a valuable and necessary tool” (p. 57), for teacher improvement and for continually helping teachers improve their craft. Just like mentioned in class discussions I believe that “learning is most effective when an individual is ready to learn, that is, when one wants to know something”(Murphy, 2016, Lecture Week 1, Motivation, Slide #
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