Administrative Leadership Team Micropolitics in Addressing the Needs of Middle School Students

• In Event: Examining Consequences of Distributed Leadership in Schools

Abstract

Leadership at the middle school level face challenges unique to the students that they serve. No longer children but not quite young adults, middle school children wrestle with identity, changing bodies, and social issues made more difficult by social media. Students who once performed well on standardized tests suddenly struggle (Bedard & Do, 2005), and retention rates increase as students juggle more demanding academic rigor with outside interests.

Author

• David Michael Aslin, Texas A&M University - College Station