That plan also calls for 100 new instructional supervisors who will work closely with principals to get the programs under way.

But it is also possible that a few of the instructional supervisors would meet with one board.

Thirteen mentors in the department's program also served in the earlier one, he said, and two local instructional supervisors were in it.

The regional superintendents are expected to choose their 10 instructional supervisors - to oversee about a dozen schools each - by the end of next month.

Working under the 10 regional superintendents will be 100 instructional supervisors, each overseeing 10 or 12 schools.

Each zone will have 10 instructional supervisors, each overseeing 10 to 12 schools.

He only recently finished choosing the 100 instructional supervisors to whom the coaches will report in the newly reorganized management structure.

"The designation of a local instructional supervisor as a district coordinator in each district will accomplish precisely that."

Each regional superintendent will oversee a team of local instructional supervisors, who in turn will directly supervise 9 to 12 schools.

Mr. Klein said the local instructional supervisors who serve as community superintendents would still be responsible for overseeing their groups of schools.