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This focus on compliance has changed “as recent research suggests that principal supervisors can positively affect student results by helping principals grow as instructional leaders”(CCSSO, 2015). During the past five years, principal supervisors have increased their focus on instructional leadership, are overseeing fewer principals (down from an average of 24 to 16), and are staying on the job longer (Council of the Great City Schools, 2019). Further, as principal supervisors have increased the time they spend in schools working side by side with principals, they have begun to provide higher-quality support. This support helps principals become more effective instructional leaders, which, in turn, positively affects student achievement and other outcomes (The Wallace Foundation, 2018).  \nDespite a growing research base on the need for and value of instructionally-focused principal supervisors, few states have addressed principal supervisors in their plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). In those plans that include strategies pertaining to principal supervisors, there is limited detail.  \nIn their ESSA plans, 10 states call out investments in principal supervisors.  \nFEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE  \nFOR PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS  \nStates and districts have new opportunities to use federal dollars to invest in evidencebased strategies to improve the selection, training, and support of principal supervisors. In  \nguidance released by the U.S.  Department of Education, the federal government makes clear that principal supervisors who are responsible for the daily instructional leadership and managerial operations in elementary school or secondary school buildings are included in the definition of “school leader” in section 8101(44) of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) . The Department makes explicit that principal supervisors are eligible for Title II, Part A-funded support and“encourage[s] SEAs and LEAsto extend Title II, Part A-funded services to these principal supervisors to the extent that those individuals actively and frequently take responsibility for helping principals with instructional leadership and the school’s managerial operations.”States and districts may also use Title I, Part A dollars to invest in strategies to help students meet challenging academic standards, which could include leadership investments that meet the definition of “evidence-based”in section 8101(21) of ESSA.  \nThis resource highlights the work of a state—Minnesota—that is building such a strategy, providing insights on why and how state leaders are integrating principal supervisor investments into their education agenda. Further, we offer specific recommendations and select resources state officials can use to strengthen how principal supervisors are included in their states’ overarching vision for outstanding, equitable leadership and their specific plans for ensuring every school is led by well-prepared, well-supported leaders.  \nA Note on Terminology: The term “principal supervisor” includes a wide range of district and charter management organization (CMO) leaders who serve in such roles as Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Superintendent, or Network Superintendent, among other positions. We use the term “principal supervisor” as a nationally recognized way of capturing the district or CMO central office staff responsible for managing, evaluating, and supporting networks of principals. The overall job responsibilities of principal supervisors vary from district to district depending on local governance and conditions. For example, large districts may employ dozens of network chiefs to oversee school principals while the superintendent of a smaller district may serve as principal supervisor along with the many ot","cbCaigXGRKhIUXYJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigXGRKhIUXYJ","pdf",499398,"English","# Introduction\n## Federal Funding Available for Principal Supervisors\n## A Note on Terminology\n## Q&A: Ann Mitchell, Minnesota Department of Education","[{\"question\":\"How is the role of principal supervisors changing under recent research?\",\"answer\":\"Principal supervision is shifting from primarily ensuring compliance to focusing more on instructional leadership that helps principals grow in their day-to-day work. 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