The roles and responsibilities of a supervisor/principal have undergone many changes in the past few years. Like many issues in education, money drives what school can and can’t do. This has caused supervisors/principals to take on more roles and responsibilities that their previous colleagues did not have. In my point of view, a supervisor and principal have similar roles and responsibilities, but one is more accountable than the other. A supervisor is a person who is responsible to evaluate and facilitate a primary vision by overseeing the operation, planning, and implementation of their department or duty. They serve as the liaison to the principal and are the first line in resolutions. They are also aiding the principal in reaching a common …show more content…
At Eastampton Community School, our assistant principal is also the director of curriculum. Working along the superintendent/principal, she is taking on his philosophy of seeking teachers input on new curriculum implementations. Each year, I meet with the curriculum director to discuss my goals for the upcoming year, how I am going to obtain them, discuss curriculum changes and ordering. This is also the time to review students’ data and any new programs or state mandates. By having the teachers put their import, they are more inclined to put forth more effort when implementing change since they have more ownership in the …show more content…
They can be content area specific or they can server mainly as the overseers of all the curriculums. In some cases, they can be in charge of the special education department. This is the case at ECS. We have a supervisor who is the director of special education. Her responsibilities include evaluating and placement of special education students. This also includes, standardized testing, IEP’s, 504’s, ELL, RTI, and BSI. Her functions also include teacher evaluations, as well as scheduling and monitoring busing, teacher duties schedules and discipline. On the other hand, the assistant principal and principal handle various other duties that include overseeing the supervisor, teacher observations, discipline, staffing and rehiring, budgets, ensuring policies are followed and various other positions designated by the
Supervision is an opportunity where supervisees are able to review and reflect on their work in order to do it better. Supervisors bring their actual work practice to another person (individual supervision) and can help review what happened in their own practice in order to learn from that experience. Supervision is for better quality service. In a relationship of trust and transparency, supervisees talk about their work and through reflection and thoughtfulness learn from it and return to do it differently. Supervision is based on the assumption that
Students need to be able to come to school, feel welcome, and receive the best education that their teacher can provide. To be able to do this the principal needs to make the decisions that supports his/her school. Principals need to be role models and responsible decision makers. Policies and procedures need to be updated regularly and should be reviewed by multiple parties.
The Wharton School District Principal Evaluation form was not developed through a job analysis by a professional consultant. The Principal’s job description was broken down into categories by the Superintendent and used as a refe...
The school principal reports directly to the pastor. The principal acts as the administrator of the school and sees to the day-to-day operations of the school. Additionally, the principal has as his primary responsibility the faith formation of the students. Furthermore, the principal also reports to the Superintendent of Schools, Office of Catholic Schools. The principal works with the Office of Catholic Schools on strategic initiatives that reflect the vision and mission of the diocese. The Office of Catholic Schools also advises the principal on legal matters, personnel matters and offers expertise on special education and curriculum issues. The principal will also confer with the Parent-Teacher Organization, as well as the Enrollment Management Committee, the Safety Committee and other support organizations, but these groups are advisory, have no authority and do not act without the approval of the
Your director supervisors are excellent resources for guidance or concerns related to many company and job-specific policies and processes, work responsibilities, co-worker issues, discipline disputes, promotion opportunities, and issues related to the work environment.
A supervisor is the person in charge at your job, who monitors you as you work..
... required to regularly progress monitor each student, work one on one with all students at least once a month, assign students strategies and assignments to boost fluency and comprehension.
As now it can be concluded that to make a supervision session effective it is essential to have a deep understanding of these facts and theories. Characteristics of both supervisor and supervisee are equally important. As supervisors must know their roles and responsibilities at the same time, supervisee should have interest towards reflective practice. Maintaining a good supervisory relationship will be useful to analyse the problems. If there are any signs of underperformance seen in the supervisee, the supervisor can approach them to sort out the matter before it causes
of the most important and challenging aspects in being a supervisor and leading within any organization is the assessment and professional development planning of supervisees. There are several models, methods and sources a supervisor can chose from in completing this task. When teacher receive regular feedback from supervisors their satisfaction with their job performance is increased (Glickman, 2014). Direct assistance from supervisor to teacher is a vital component when it comes to achieving school objectives, mission and vision statements and school success (Glickman, 2014). Clinical Supervision One method of conduction direct assistance to a teacher is through clinical supervision.
The role of a principal is a vital function of the school. The manner in which a principal performs determines that success of the school. Being in the position as an assistant principal has allowed me to view this role totally different from I did when I was a teacher. I am grateful to intern, full time trusting that I will gain the most out of this experience. However, there are a number of lessons that I have learned within these first quarter of my internship that will vastly impact my leadership as a new leader.
Hills, J. (1991). Issues in research on instructional supervision: A contribution to the discussion. Journal Of Curriculum & Supervision, 7(1), 1-12.
It is imperative for supervisors to focus on what is required in order for his/her employees to accomplish their job. They must be supportive of their employees and provide continual feedback on their job performance .Supervisor need to include their employees when making changes that effect they way they perform their jobs or finding new way to do things that were problematic. Supervisors should give their employees more responsibly to make them feel more valued and powerful. There is also a major need for promotion, pay increase and compensation system (educational reimbursement, vacation incentives etc.
They are made up of a small group of persons from different area of specialty who come together to monitor and maintain research process. Research have been carried out unsupervised and this have resulted in dangers to people’s lives because the researchers did not follow guidelines. As little as the research we do in school for partial fulfillment of our certificates, we are attached to supervisors who are there to play the role of monitoring the research. SOCAL CONTEXT This concept is very important to the society because they are the main people directly involved in the research and hence if anything goes wrong they are the same people that gets affected.
When it comes to implementing a curriculum everyone has an opinion. Whether it is the organization of the curriculum or the evaluation of the curriculum, everyone from administers, teachers, and parents will have their opinions on the new curriculum. The curriculum development group has many difficult decisions to make. They have to decide when and how to implement, who will be in charge, what data will be collected, and how will the curriculum be evaluated.
While, I aspire to be a great supervisor most importantly above all else I will strive to be a better resource of support for staff. The supervisor possesses the qualifications and understanding of effective practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, but the most essential and valuable role is for the instructional supervisor to provide direct assistance to teachers in order to ensure student learning for a successful school. In all of the schools I have had the opportunity to work in the successful ones had principals that provided direct assistance to their staff through mentor teachers, master teachers, team leaders, and coaching specialist. Those are the principals that I most remember and hope to become in my quest as a future