Parallel Leadership in Greece, "Opa!"

When Teachers Run the School
An example of parallel leadership going on in a high school in Greece, also known as distributed leadership, favors the democratic model whereby the faculty is active in decision-making and take leading roles.  Accountability is crucial and this is where the principal's role comes in.  Their role is to serve as coordinator and evaluator of the processes and results.  In a day and age where the principal has a growing range of responsibilities, one may think that this is adding more to the plate.  Quite the contrary, the line between faculty and administration is blurred, and with the full participation of every faculty member, the principal's roles is to help assign, delegate responsibilities and then coordinate the educator's decisions and actions.  Studies show that when someone takes part in the decision-making, their more likely to support changes.  When we look at the institution of schools we sometimes glaze over the proper titles of 'teacher' and or 'faculty'.  Because of our obvious presence, we can get overlooked, much like the rest of the classroom objects.
From the latin,  facultās, it means capability.  Further definition incorporates the term any ability or power, whether acquired or inherent.  If faculty are doing it within their four walls (and 'administration' is trusting us enough to do a qualified job), shouldn't they play a part for the entire institution? Could we make the argument that a group of people who have the capability in evaluating the best school-wide strategies and what is best for the educating practices of an institution should be the ones making the decisions?   And that the structure of the administration (which again does not exist as a separate entity in the Greek school system but rather faculty and administration are one in the same) is to support the decisions of those who are on the front line of providing the learning experience?  
Perhaps my next visit to Greece will not only include my favorite beach on Mykonos, nor another visit to the Parthenon, but a visit to a high school and a nice long chat with a teacher/administrator over a cup of strong Greek coffee.