سیدامیرمسعود سرآبادان

The decrease in the population of villages has increased the number of multi-grade classes. Considering the basic role of educational leaders, it is necessary to examine the quality of their activities, and one of the people who is directly related to the activities of an educational leader is the teacher and principal of a multi-grade school. The results of research conducted inside the country show the unfavorable level of effectiveness of educational guides in different regions. As the educational and training guide plan was created with the aim of improving the quality of teachers, it is necessary to examine the effectiveness of this plan. The main goal of this research was to evaluate the performance of educational leaders of multi-grade classes from the point of view of teachers and multi-grade managers of Markazi Province. This research was conducted as a survey. First, the necessary information and background of the research was collected by library method. Then, a voluntary or self-selected sample of ۹۵ people was considered. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the school's supervisory activities to promote educational reform and progress, including three components: personal and direct support of teachers from leaders, auxiliary activities of leaders in the school, and the creation of structured learning opportunities. Scores below ۱.۵ were considered unfavorable, scores above ۱.۵ were acceptable, and scores above ۲.۲۵ were considered desirable. The questionnaire was distributed online among the sample members. The obtained data were examined and analyzed with the help of one-sample t-test. The results showed that in all three components, the managers' performance is acceptable and far from the optimal level. Also, by qualitatively examining the opinions of the sample members, solutions were presented to improve the performance of the leaders, which include: implementation of a supportive role by the leader, paying attention to the exchange of opinions with teachers, practical and practical training for teachers, employing expert and experienced leaders, preparing support materials. Training for teachers, using the capacity of the Internet and the leader's use of appropriate technical skills in this field.