Principal supervisor roles in PSI districts differed from other urban districts in key ways while supervisors' work with principals showed important similarities¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? PSI districts' principal supervisor role differed from that in other urban districts in several key ways, but supervisors' work with principals also showed important similarities across the two types of districts. → 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 compares principal supervision in PSI districts with that in other urban districts, finding the role "differed from that in other urban districts in several key ways" alongside "important similarities in supervisors’ work with principals."

"The principal supervisor role in the PSI districts differed from that in other urban districts in several key ways, but there were also some important similarities in supervisors’ work with principals within the two types of districts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Districts and principal supervisors made substantial changes to principal supervision as a result of the PSI — related
• Principals' perceptions of their work with their supervisor and of the supervisor's effectiveness improved under the PSI — related
• Principal supervisors in PSI and other urban districts reported similar perceptions of central office support and structures — 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 districts supervised fewer principals than those in other urban districts — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• 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
• Stronger working relationships emerged among highest-level central office administrators, but rifts and skepticism about systemic change remained among other staff — related
• The PSI did not improve teachers' perceptions of principals' performance — related