Districts and principal supervisors made substantial changes to principal supervision as a result of the PSI¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Participating districts and their principal supervisors implemented substantial changes to the principal supervisor role under the PSI. → Ellen B. Goldring 2020

Evidence¶

Ellen B. Goldring 2020¶

Ellen B. Goldring, Melissa A. Clark, Mollie Rubin, Laura K. Rogers, Jason A. Grissom, Brian Gill, Tim Kautz, Moira McCullough, Michael Neel, Alyson Burnett. (2020). Changing the Principal Supervisor Role to Better Support Principals: Evidence from the Principal Supervisor Initiative. Mathematica and Vanderbilt University. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/changing-the-principal-supervisor-role-to-better-support-principals-evidence-from-the-principal doi:10.59656/el-ls5579.001

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The report's key findings state that "Districts and supervisors made substantial changes as a result of the PSI," summarizing the evaluation of the four-year initiative across six urban districts; no effect size is printed for this finding.

"Districts and supervisors made substantial changes as a result of the PSI."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Principal supervisors in PSI districts supervised fewer principals than those in other urban districts — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• PSI district principal supervisors were more likely to receive role-specific training and rated it more highly than supervisors in other urban districts — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Principal supervisors in PSI and other urban districts reported similar perceptions of central office support and structures — related
• PSI districts were more likely than other urban districts to offer programs for new and aspiring supervisors — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Principal supervisor roles in PSI districts differed from other urban districts in key ways while supervisors' work with principals showed important similarities — related
• Principals' perceptions of their work with their supervisor and of the supervisor's effectiveness improved under the PSI — related
• The PSI did not improve teachers' perceptions of principals' performance — related
• Stronger working relationships emerged among highest-level central office administrators, but rifts and skepticism about systemic change remained among other staff — related