The speaker accepts the theory that nothing happens for the betterment of education until the superintendent develops an educational climate that is conducive to a healthy learning situation and a positive attitude from the community. A healthy climate is greatly enhanced when the process of personnel evaluation starts with the board and the…

This study attempted to identify some of the major problems that a State Education Agency (SEA) might encounter during the transition from an agency headed by an elected Chief State School Officer (CSSO) to that same agency headed by a State Board of Education (SBE) appointed CSSO. Five States--Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and West…

This synopsis describes a study undertaken to discover the extent of differing expectations and perceptions for the teacher role as viewed by two groups of educational leaders. Indications are that a more thorough understanding of superintendent and board member views and feelings concerning the teacher role is a vital requirement for the…

RESEARCH TO TEST A MODEL WHICH CORRELATES THE TYPES OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY POWER STRUCTURE WITH THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IS PRESENTED. INTERVIEWERS GATHERED DATA FROM 23 BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN NEW YORK. THREE PROFESSIONAL JUDGES INDEPENDENTLY CLASSIFIED EACH BOARD ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING THREE-PART MODEL--(1) THE COMMUNITY POWER…

A 2-YEAR STUDY IN WISCONSIN WAS MADE TO DETERMINE IF AN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL DISTRICTS WAS NEEDED, IF NEEDED, WHETHER THEIR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT STRUCTURE WAS ADEQUATE, AND TO DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR THE TYPE OF INTERMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT NEEDED IF THEIRS WAS INADEQUATE. NINE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE…

A study was conducted to determine whether or not superintendents and secondary school principals in the State of Washington understand and support vocational education. A three part questionnaire was developed from existing instruments to ascertain understanding and attitudes of school administrators as well as knowledge of select…

Politics and social goals impact on educational policy development. The superintendent, while no longer the major policy-maker, has a vital role to play as researcher, evaluator, advisor, strategist, and interpreter within the policy process. (Author/SJL)

The naivete this superintendent displayed was in not asking his school board to put its directives in writing. (IRT)

Data obtained from the administration of the Charismatic Authority Scale to administrators serving under 182 Kentucky school superintendents indicate that superintendents of long tenure are perceived as possessing greater charismatic authority than are superintendents of shorter tenure. (Author/IRT)

Conflict arises when superintendents and their boards do not have a reasonable degree of agreement among expectations, needs, and goals. The superintendent-board member relationship thus becomes an important focal point of the forces within the social (school) system. (BR)

In this system, all entry-level salaries are negotiable and there are no fixed salaries for years of service or, with one exception, for educational attainment. All salary increases are across-the-board and calculated on base pay, plus a flat fee for extra duties. (Author/IRT)

This district's method of obtaining closure, teamwork, and consistency within the administrative team is by a realistic, team-developed, "position papers" process. (Author/IRT)

Argues that the center of the educational leader's role should be maintaining, justifying, and articulating sound, comprehensive programs of instruction, rather than concentrating on administrative tasks such as collective bargaining, budgeting, and public relations. (JG)

Secondary school principals are and ought to be emphasizing instructional leadership competencies in the staff supervision area. Those few competencies identified as goal-setting or goal-communicating skills must be further stressed in actual practice. (Author/IRT)