Responsibility for Improvement is Not Shared

Responsibility for Improvement is Not Shared

School leaders do not provide professional learning and coaching, so teaching team members do not understand the expectations. Teachers, then, are unable to accurately instruct students on these expectations. Teachers struggle to effectively monitor and support student behaviour. Teachers do not keep accurate records of student behaviour, so school leaders are unaware of issues related to student behaviour.

The Problem is Compounded

• When the responsibility for whole school improvement is not shared among the school community, the school vision becomes fragmented. 
• Leadership do not provide feedback and acknowledge successes with the school team, which leads to a lack of support from team members towards school improvement goals. 
• The teaching team members do not recognise the importance of providing student data to the leadership team. 
• Team members are not open to feedback and so are not improving their teaching techniques or embedding school practices. 
• Ultimately, this compromises the effectiveness of school improvement as it cannot be achieved by the principal alone and needs all school team members to participate.