Distributive Leadership being used for capacity building...

Distributive leadership is definitely used for capacity building at my school. The way our school is designed, this could actually be by default, but nevertheless, responsibility is distributed. This type of leadership theory is based on the sharing of leadership between two or more individuals.  At my school, there is a staff of eight teachers, one administrator, two counselors, and a teacher/principal’s assistant.  In order for things to run smoothly, duties and responsibilities must be distributed amongst the staff.  Each teacher has designated responsibilities, but most of the time, it is on a need basis.  Our sole responsibility is to teach and manage our classes.  We are in class the majority of the day so the counselors, principal, and assistant handle the bulk of the distributed responsibilities such as lunch, tutorial, extracurricular, etc.  Our system is understood by us, but may be a little difficult for others to understand.

As a teacher, my main concern is doing what I am assigned to do and reporting to the appropriate sources to ensure that I do what is asked and expected of me.  Capacity building is being worked on through distributive leadership, as there are many groups and committees that work on various tasks and school improvement plans.