The author discusses what he considers to be the essentials of a good superintendent's contract. He covers such areas as deferred compensation, contract length, vacations, and retirement. (IRT)

If superintendent-school board relationships are to be successful, the persons involved must be cognizant, confident, communicative, and compatible. (Author/IRT)

The information in this document deals with the steps encountered when a school district identifies problems and attempts to change a policy or policies to solve the problem. It deals with the need for a written policy, the involvement of all concerned, implementation of the policy, updating and recodifying existing policies, and dissemination of…

Presents the difficulties the divided Memphis, Tennessee, board of education had in choosing a superintendent. (IRT)

Some rules for persons who want to serve as superintendent of schools. (Author/IRT)

Employing the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire, this study investigates the relationship between the job satisfaction of Georgia school superintendents and perceived leader behavior of Georgia school board presidents. (JC)

The first rule is to set the record straight. The public deserves to know what happened in a controversy even if the board members end up with egg on their faces. (Author/IRT)

His contract should protect a superintendent from arbitrary and capricious actions by the board and should provide for financial compensation if the superintendent is terminated, but the contract should not provide for tenure or due process. (Author/IRT)

Hints offered to board members to aid them in helping a first-year superintendent. (IRT)

Warns of the conflicts of interest that are possible when a professor of educational administration is used as a consultant in the search for a new superintendent and offers suggestions for avoiding pitfalls. (IRT)

Argues that studying the history of school supervision can aid understanding of current problems and future possibilities for supervision in schools. Presents a brief history of American school supervision in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (JG)

Discusses the participation of four California Superintendents in the Columbia Teachers College Superintendent's Work Conference and its value to the participants. Presents a proposition for producing an equilvalent West Coast summer conference. (MD)

Suggests ways that the superintendent and the board president can work cooperatively, including communicating regularly, planning the agenda together, conducting "postgame analysis" with the president, letting the president run meetings and handle arguments or difficult board members, praising the president publicly, and maintaining open…