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Davidson, Frank D.; Schwanenberger, Michael; Wiggall, Richard – Education Leadership Review, 2019
In the fall of 2018, all school superintendents in a state in the southwest were invited to take part in a survey which included a section related to superintendent perceptions of the board's evaluation process for superintendents. The present article addresses the factors perceived to be important in evaluations of superintendents by governing…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Attitudes, Governing Boards
Hackett, Julie L. – Harvard Education Press, 2015
In "Building Relationships, Yielding Results," the seasoned superintendent of an urban school district provides a clear road map for effective collaboration with school boards and the type of relationship-building required to achieve long-term, sustainable reforms. Instead of keeping school board members at arm's length or inundating…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Board Administrator Relationship, Urban Schools, School Districts
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Dunaway, David M.; McColl, Ann; Nichols, Aimee V. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
The purpose for this article is to explore the juxtaposition of legal expectations, conflicting community cultural values, and the role of the superintendent in these connected but often conflicting issues. The authors explore several issues through the lens of Gay-Straight Alliance clubs, the "Equal Access Act," and the role of the…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Local Issues, Values, Boards of Education
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Ruiz, Pablo; Kelsey, Cheryl; Slate, John R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2009
The views of 33 superintendents in South Texas were obtained concerning the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act through a Likert-format survey. Results were that superintendents perceived NCLB as having limited, at best, impact in encouraging the development of more educational services; opening more communication between the district and parents;…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Edwards, Russell J. – School Administrator, 2000
The nation's school boards, as currently constituted and empowered, underlie most school governance problems. The superintendent frequently must sidestep the board in order to move the district forward. The experts (administrators) take marching orders from an educational laity. Superintendents should be intermediaries; principals need full…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Occupational Mobility, On the Job Training
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Hentschke, Guilbert C. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1980
Examines two reform efforts that indicate promising strategies for changing and improving urban school district decision- and policy-making systems, particularly as those systems reflect the relationships among boards of education, school superintendents, and the school district bureaucracy. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Garman, Keats – 1982
The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present a workshop for school board members on managing conflict in the conduct of educational governance. The workshop helps board members develop and apply a framework for understanding conflict and introduces alternative approaches for managing it. The manual…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Community Relations
Washington State School Directors Association, Olympia. – 1982
The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present a workshop for school board members on developing an effective relationship between school boards and their district superintendents. The first half of the workshop aims at clarifying the nature of teamwork, and the second half seeks to provide board members…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Fullan, Michael G.; And Others – 1986
Four school boards in Ontario, Canada, were selected for intensive case studies to examine the models, policies, procedures, and practices used to stimulate, support, coordinate, and assess the effectiveness of curriculum changes within their jurisdictions. The data collection consisted of (1) documents such as organizational charts,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies