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The study aimed to expose the reality of change leadership practices by educational supervisors in government schools in Oman and propose suggestions that contribute to the development of supervisory work in light of change leadership. In order to achieve the study aims, a questionnaire of 32 items was prepared. These items were divided into four domains: (moral purpose, understanding change, relationship building and coherence making, and knowledge creation and sharing). The study sample was comprised of 310 senior teachers from both genders from Muscat, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and Al Dakhliyah Directorates. The study findings showed an overall ‘medium’ score for the reality of change leadership practice by educational supervisors in the four domains. The ranking of these practices came as follows: first: moral purpose, second: knowledge creation & sharing, third: relationship building & coherence making, and fourth: understanding change. The findings also showed that there are no statistical differences attributed to the following variables: gender, educational qualification, educational province and specialization. Based on these findings, the study proposed some suggestions that may contribute to the development of change leadership skills and practices of educational supervisors in government schools in Oman. Among these suggestions, making use of the outcome of research and studies related to the development of supervisory practices and the results of performance reports in determining the training needs of educational supervisors in light of the dimensions of change leadership with the aim of elevating their skills to lead change and address its challenges. Furthermore, the study suggested activating a good system of incentives for qualitative initiatives for teachers and educational supervisors and link them to performance reports and promotions. (Published Abstract)