Principal Supervisor Initiative (PSI)¶
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Evidence · 8 claims (6 for, 1 mixed, 1 against) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 associational),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 8 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Wallace Foundation–launched initiative that supported six urban school districts in redefining principal supervision around developing principals as instructional leaders.
Components¶
Claims¶
- PSI districts were more likely than other urban districts to offer programs for new and aspiring supervisors [+W]
- PSI district principal supervisors were more likely to receive role-specific training and rated it more highly than supervisors in other urban districts [+W]
- Principal supervisors in PSI districts supervised fewer principals than those in other urban districts [+W]
- Principal supervisors in PSI and other urban districts reported similar perceptions of central office support and structures [~W]
- Districts and principal supervisors made substantial changes to principal supervision as a result of the PSI [+W]
- Principals' perceptions of their work with their supervisor and of the supervisor's effectiveness improved under the PSI [+W]
- The PSI did not improve teachers' perceptions of principals' performance [-W]
- Principal supervisor roles in PSI districts differed from other urban districts in key ways while supervisors' work with principals showed important similarities [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Ellen B. Goldring, Laura K. Rogers, Melissa A. Clark. (2020). Leading the Change: A Comparison of the Principal Supervisor Role in Principal Supervisor Initiative Districts and Other Urban Districts. Mathematica, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Utah. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/leading-the-change-a-comparison-of-the-principal-supervisor-role-in-principal-supervisor-initiative
- 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
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Principal Supervisor Initiative (PSI) |
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A Wallace Foundation–launched initiative that supported six urban school districts in redefining principal supervision around developing principals as instructional leaders. |
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