Discusses financial plans to provide income during retirement. (IRT)

Method of superintendent evaluation used by the Fort Worth board of education. (LR)

Examines opinions on the proper length of a superintendent's contract and on such matters as buyout provisions. Also discusses the provisions of a model contract. (IRT)

Examines the characteristics and tenures of some superintendents and lists five suggestions for helping the board and superintendent work constructively together to resolve mutual problems. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the financial and psychological aspects of retirement that need to be planned for. (IRT)

Reports on a national survey that gives a portrait of the American school superintendent -- the kind of education he brings to the job today, the experience he has had, the salary he is earning, and the obstacles he sees to the performance of his duties. (Author)

Presents case histories of four fictitious superintendents to exemplify a few personal characteristics that can lead to failure. (Author/IRT)

The superintendent of West Bloomfield schools (Orchard Lake, Michigan) finds that the hours he spends visiting and teaching classes have the highest rate of return (on a cost-benefit basis) of any single activity. (Author/WM)

Outlines a formal, specific, and structured method a board can use in evaluating a superintendent. (IRT)

Provides some ground rules that, if followed, can improve the relationship between the board and the superintendent. (IRT)

The author recommends that school district business affairs be placed in the hands of experienced trained business executives and that academic affairs be placed in the hands of the best curriculum and teaching staff developers. Superintendents who do not meet these standards should be dismissed. (IRT)