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A 5 page paper. For more than two decades, the educational community has been trying to attach a valid definition to the term educational supervision. Thus far, no consensus has been reached. The definition for educational administrator is taken from the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the descriptions of an educational supervisor are taken from different sources. The writer focuses on the complexities of the high school principal, including comments from principals, and explains how supervisors assist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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It goes on to say that educational administrators: * Set educational standards and goals and establish necessary policies (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). * Develop academic programs and monitor student
performance (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). * Train and motivate teachers and other staff members (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). * Oversee budgets (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). * Interact with parents and
other community members (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). * Supervise managers, teachers, support staff and other employees (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). People who manage elementary and secondary schools are called principals
(Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998). That is a partial list but notice that the last one cited says "supervise" managers, etc. The lines are already blurring. For the functions of
a supervisor, we turn to a model of supervision promoted by Alfred Kadushin. The supervisor who is not in a management position looks to the development of the people he
or she is supervising (Smith, 1996). Supervisors have a responsibility to promote and foster the schools and districts goals and objectives (Smith, 1996). They provide support and education as well
as consultation (Smith, 1996). In some schools a supervisor may act as a mentor or in large schools, supervisors might even engage in the clinical supervision model to help teachers
improve their instructional skills. Clinical supervision in this case is the application of Hunters model. It is a collaborative process intended to help teachers improve their delivery and overall
instructional process. It does not deal specifically with the content of what the teacher is instructing. One of the ways to distinguish between the school administrator and the supervisor
is by authority and power. The principal, being the identified administrator and leader of the school, is responsible for evaluating both programs and staff members. In very large high
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