The Chief Academic Officer's Evolving Role

The Chief Academic Officer's Evolving Role
 
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Our latest special report, The Chief Academic Officer's Evolving Role, examines the challenges CAOs are facing in school districts across the country and how they are working to improve academics in the age of common-core standards and digital teaching and learning. The report features findings from an exclusive survey of district leaders by the Education Week Research Center, and three Q&As with CAO's discussing their big-picture challenges.

CONTENT IN THIS SPECIAL REPORT

Regardless of Their Titles, CAOs Set Tone for Academics
Whether they're called assistant superintendents for teaching and learning, chief innovation officers, or curriculum coordinators, chief academic officers have one mission: academics.
 
Audio: Chief Academic Officers Talk About Big-Picture Challenges
Listen to CAOs from three different districts discuss a range of issues from classroom resources to academic expectations.
Superintendents Want Chief Academic Officers They Can Trust
The CAO is seen as an interpreter and oracle, someone the district chief relies on to shape and communicate a vision for improving teaching and learning.
 
Assessment Authority for Chief Academic Officers Varies by District
Knitting assessment thoughtfully into any work on curriculum is crucial, experts say, so it's important to have oversight models that ensure that it happens.
 
Connecting Principals to School Districts' Top Academic Priorities
The link between a school system's chief academic officer and school-based leaders must be strong if districts want to turn lofty visions into achievement gains. 
 
Turning District Academic Visions Into Classroom Realities
Current and former chief academic officers talk about the evolving role of the CAO, and the strategies they have used to try to improve teaching and learning.

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