Leaderships in an Elementary School Vanessa Cisneros
Grand Canyon University: EDA 575
October 1, 2014

Leaderships in an Elementary School Do you know which educational leadership theory that can be put in place so that it provides success for all stakeholders in a learning environment? That is a question that many try to figure out since the beginning of education as it is known now. Instructional leaders have experimented with a variety of leadership styles to maximize teacher performances and give every child a quality education while achieving student success. Effective leaders adjust there styles to the task at hand. They do not remain the same at all times. Martin, Wright, and Danzig (2003) proposed six leadership styles that they considered appropriate to use when describing educational leaders. The six leadership styles consist of Directive, Participative, Collaborative, Coaching, Affiliative, and Laissez-Faire. The school that I work at is located in Brownsville, Texas. My city is considered one of the poorest in the nation, and the school I work in is in the poorest side of town. The instructional leaders in my area have to be ready and able to adapt to a whole array of different situations. Within my school I have detected various styles of leadership. They change depending on the circumstances and situation at hand. Within my school environment I have experienced several different leadership styles, including the directive, participative, distributive, and collaborative theories. My instructional leaders have to adapt to the current issues at hand.
The Directive approach
This approach is not used very often, but I have seen it used in my educational setting. I have seen this approach being used when quick and decisive action needs to be taken. Being that we are a border city we have a seen a high rate of violent crimes in our