A Program Supervisor is the chief administrator of a school program, such as the high school

High school

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, elementary school

Elementary school

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, middle school

Middle school

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 or pre-school. A Program Supervisor is comparable to a Principal (school), with the responsibility of enrolling students, hiring new teachers, placing students in their classes, and other duties of a principal. A Program Supervisor is responsible for reporting to a top executive

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, comparable to the Superintendent (education)

Superintendent (education)

In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

, or another higher administrator. The Program Supervisor is usually aided by the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator is comparable to the Assistant Principal.