Serving as superintendent, going into his 24th year, the author has completed hundreds of applications and interviewed for nearly a hundred superintendencies. He has accepted seven superintendencies and, in more than 20 instances, have declined offers or withdrawn from consideration after being interviewed. This cumulative experience has produced…

Board of education members come and go, but the community remains. Wise candidates for a superintendent position, as well as the dedicated board members involved in fulfilling this important duty, understand this and therefore want the public to be part of the superintendent search process. As a search consultant to school boards for 20 years, the…

Identifies 29 private firms in the business of conducting superintendent searches on a regional or nationwide basis. Includes addresses, brief descriptions, and fee ranges. (MLF)

Will the stealth superintendent hunt in Cincinnati become tomorrow's standard approach? Search consultants and superintendents offer their views on how far confidentiality should go. Also includes a search firm's process for shielding identities and a confidentiality pledge. (MLF)

Details the increasing competition among search firms that often find themselves caught between the demands of the school board that employs them and the demands of the best candidates willing to risk a career move. Also contains one person's journey from superintendent to search consultant. (MLF)