{"id":6396,"date":"2019-01-23T20:07:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T20:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wdev.rochester.edu\/warner\/cues\/?page_id=6396"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:46:57","slug":"distributed-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/cues\/distributed-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributed Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8602&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Distributed Leadership<\/h1>\n<p>Leading comprehensive school reform is a challenge on a good day. We know from research that educational leadership needs to be grounded in activity rather than focused on individuals. At the CUES and the East-EPO, we rely on a research-supported understanding of leadership as applied broadly across a school\u2019s faculty and staff, rather than focusing narrowly on the actions of a singular person or subset of people who hold designated, administrative roles.<\/p>\n<p>In our model, leadership in the context of justice work means that justice is the moral purpose. Equity and access are in everything we do, especially for students. Everyone \u2013 leadership, teachers, and staff &#8211; is accountable for this moral fabric. Our challenge has been to ensure that we don\u2019t let a focus on the individual take over. This work is not about one person\u2019s needs, it\u2019s about the good of the whole community.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6486&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Publications&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221;][vc_column_text]Marsh V., Nelms S., Peyre S., &amp; Larson J. (2022).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/cues\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-a-university-and-a-school-district-made-change-together.pdf\">How a university and a school district made change together.<\/a>\u00a0<cite>Phi Delta Kappan<\/cite>, v104 n1 37-43<\/p>\n<p>Nelms, S. (2022, June 17).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thejournal.com\/articles\/2022\/06\/17\/6-tips-for-leaders-working-toward-equitable-learning-in-your-schools.aspx\"><i class=\"\">Expert viewpoint: 6 tips for education leaders working toward equitable schools.<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"\">THE Journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Larson, J. &amp; Nelms, S. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00420859211017976\">Collaborating for equity in urban education: Comprehensive reform in an innovative university\/school partnership.<\/a> <em>Urban Education, <\/em>1-32. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00420859211017976\">DOI: 10.1177\/004208592110170976<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Additional Resources&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Bryk, A. &amp; Schneider, B. (2002). <em>Trust in schools: A core resource for improvement.<\/em> New York: Sage.<\/p>\n<p>Leithwood, K., &amp; Mascall, B. (2008). Collective leadership effects on student achievement. <em>Educational Administration Quarterly, 44<\/em>(4), 529-561, DOI: 10.1177\/0013161X08321221<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie, K. &amp; Locke, L. (2014). Distributed leadership: A good theory but what if leaders won\u2019t, don\u2019t know how, or can\u2019t lead? <em>Journal of School Leadership<\/em>, 24, 164-188.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/14G-aVsfST8&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/G9iZ9CgY44Q&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8602&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Distributed Leadership Leading comprehensive school reform is a challenge on a good day. We know from research that educational leadership needs to be grounded in activity rather than focused on individuals. 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