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Greenwood, Scott C.; Zirkel, Perry A. – School Administrator, 1990
Superintendent dismissal cases may be grouped into two major categories (nonrenewals and terminations) that can be divided into three levels: cases based primarily on the contract, on legislation, or on constitutional rights. Superintendents have been much more successful in challenging terminations than nonrenewals. Numerous issues and cases are…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process, Legal Problems
Zirkel, Perry A.; Greenwood, Scott C. – American School Board Journal, 1990
A search of published cases concerning the dismissal of superintendents revealed 22 court decisions for the period 1983-89. Offers advice to board members compiled from the reported cases. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Board Administrator Relationship, Contracts, Court Litigation
