Blog Assignment 1 - Central Office Supervisors

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    Central Office Supervisors can impact instruction in so many different ways. They support teachers and administrators on campus, play a role in curriculum development, ensure district adherence to state standards, and put on professional development for teachers and staff to further better themselves. The central office supports all teachers within the district and fosters growth and leadership among the staff. They provide professional development opportunities for teachers that are interested in leadership roles on their campuses, help enhance their instructional practices and assist teachers having difficulties in the classroom (F. Grove, 2024). Central office supervisors also play a role in curriculum development through adopting new textbooks, writing curriculum, going through state assessment data, and creating supplementary materials to better support teachers within the district.  

    The difference between a Central Office Supervisor and a campus leader is in the ways they work and what their day-to-day responsibilities are like. Central office supervisors are responsible for decisions that are happening district wide and campus leaders are responsible for the decisions made specifically for and on their campus. Central office supervisor's role is mostly done behind the scenes that will benefit all schools within the district. They are thinking about the big picture and things that need to be implemented throughout the district. Campus leaders are responsible for what is happening on their campus under their leadership. (F. Grove, 2024). Central office supervisors and campus leaders have similar jobs in the fact that they are both working towards the betterment of staff and students, but they have different scopes of power and different protocols to handle situations. Central office leaders do in fact influence the decisions made by campus leaders and play a role in supporting when needed. (Wong et al., 2020).


References:

F. Grove, K. (2024). The Invisible Role of the Central Office. ASCD. https://ascd.org/el/articles/the-invisible-role-of-the-central-office 

Wong, L.-S., Coburn, C. E., & Kamel, A. (2020). How Central Office Leaders Influence School Leaders’ Decision-Making: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Two School-Based Decision-Making Systems. Peabody Journal of Education, 95(4), 392–407. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956x.2020.1800175 

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