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Report: Principal Supervisors a 'Key' But Sometimes Untapped Resource
K-12 Dive-April 20, 2021-Naaz Modan
Dive Brief:
While many principals say they see their supervisors a couple times a year, usually for evaluative or compliance purposes, principal supervisors should also serve as coaches and sources of support, according to a report by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. Supervisors are "well-positioned to marshal the district's resources" for this purpose, the report explained.
Principal supervisors take on roles that include being a visible partner through in-person time with principals to understand their needs; developing common vision and language using research-based leadership standards to support growth in addition to effectiveness; establishing a job-embedded coaching and feedback system aligned with evaluation expectations; and creating professional learning that includes teachers.
To support this work, districts can set expectations for principal supervisors and their time spent in schools, create common language around principal leadership standards, define the role of principal supervisor as focused on coaching and growth, provide resources for school-based professional learning, and facilitate relationships between principal supervisors and other district offices, like curriculum staff.
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