A member of a search committee describes the process as well as the pitfalls in selecting potential candidates for academic administrative positions. (Editor)

A detailed analysis is presented of the three stages of the search process involved in hiring college administrators, and some suggestions for making this process more effective and systematic are provided. (LBH)

A process model to assist school district superintendents in the selection of principals is presented in this paper. Components of the process are described, which include developing an action plan, formulating an explicit job description, advertising, assessing candidates' philosophy, conducting interview analyses, evaluating response to stress,…

This digest in Spanish presents steps that school boards and district officials can take to find qualified applicants for vacant school-leadership positions. It discusses various long-term strategies, such as increasing the candidate pool through career ladders and recruiting teachers through internships and training programs, that districts can…

This digest presents steps that school boards and district officials can take to find qualified applicants for vacant school-leadership positions. It discusses various long-term strategies, such as increasing the candidate pool through career ladders and recruiting teachers through internships and training programs, that districts can enact…

This booklet contains various papers, commissioned by the National Catholic Educational Association, on the hiring, education, and evaluation of Catholic school teachers. The topics discussed include (1) guidelines for hiring teachers, (2) characteristics to look for in teachers, (3) preparation of teacher applications and conducting the…

Factors involved in conducting an effective search for a college or university president are analyzed. Emphasized are issues to be resolved with respect to defining the role of the board of trustees, outgoing president, consultant, and search committee. A series of recommendations are set forth that cover the entire search process beginning with…

A practical guide to the process of selecting and appointing new college presidents is presented, based on a literature reivew, questionnaire responses, and institutional case studies. The following nine steps in the process are examined: (1) establishing the machinery of search and selection; (2) organizing the committee; (3) formulating the…

Offers guidelines to school boards in deciding whether to hire an insider or an outsider to fill the position of superintendent. (WD)

Administrator hiring mistakes can be avoided by not putting too much stock in glowing letters of recommendations aimed at unloading problematic employees. Certain often-touted characteristics should send up warning flags. Administrators described as workaholics, ready volunteers, accessible, real philosophers, enthusiastic, and fond of new ideas…

Successful interviewers ask job-related, open-ended, and thought-provoking questions on important topics; plan questions logically; avoid making stressful, probing queries and interpreting questions for candidates; ask each candidate the same questions; and make each candidate feel comfortable. A checklist of 25 illegal questions is included. (MLH)

Based on extensive interviews with New York City school board members, community representatives, and school personnel, this handbook is intended as an aid to community school boards in finding and hiring qualified superintendents. The book outlines specific steps by which a community school board can systematically define its own needs, establish…

Guidelines for selecting a school superintendent are listed in this brochure, which is divided into three sections: (1) board of education role, (2) role of the advisor to the board of education, and (3) role of the screening committee. Appended are (1) sample brochure for selecting a superintendent, (2) guidelines for conducting employment…

Discusses legal bases on which administrator selection procedures will be challenged; suggests steps that school officials should take to insure legality of selection procedures. (LR)

When selecting a new superintendent, school boards should search nationwide, decide on hiring consultants, set a timetable with deadlines, produce a brochure about the job, the community, and the school system, involve everyone affected by the choice, determine the characteristics sought, and review applications as they come in. (RW)