WK3 DQ 1
The roles of school support staff are highly diverse. As a result, the levels of education and expertise can vary significantly among support staff. Is it reasonable and appropriate for school leaders to engage in collaborative leadership with all support staff? Why or why not?
WK3 DQ2
How powerful are support staff in projecting an image of the school to the community? Does this level of power change depending on whether the image being projected is positive or negative? Support your view.
ANSWER PREVIEW
School support staff are professionals who help teachers to achieve their goals. They include social workers, nurses, counselors, and psychologists. Support staff must be skilled in their work. It is because their input is very critical in the delivery of education. For example, a nurse can assess and offer treatment to sick students to make sure that their education is not affected. Teachers cannot be effective without the input of support staff. Teachers are trained to deliver lessons and assess students’ academic performance (Dos Santos, 2020). They are not trained to address external factors that may be affecting the performance of students. Therefore, school leaders should adopt a collaborative leadership where support staff is allowed to participate.
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