Current research suggests principal effectiveness is key to a successful instructional program. However, there is considerable lack of uniformity among superintendents regarding principal recruitment and selection. Of the 80 surveys mailed to a random sample of the nation's superintendents, 35 usable surveys rating the importance of 42 recruitment…

Despite a growing body of literature on the school superintendency, little is known about the role, influence, and satisfaction of district superintendents when school boards make compensation decisions for principals. This exploratory study, which reported findings from a sample of 215 Pennsylvania superintendents, attempted to identify and…

California annually experiences significant turnover among its superintendents; 468 out of 1,002 superintendents vacated K-12 superintendent seats in California between 1986 and 1989. Of this number, 92 accepted superintendencies in other districts and 4 became county superintendents. To discover where the other 372 superintendents went,…

In 1985, a leadership liaison committee consisting of the board presidents and executive directors of five state school management associations in Pennsylvania appointed a task force to examine the board-superintendent relationship within a team management framework. After providing background information, including various definitions associated…

Preparing school leaders should not be a dispassionate, value-free journey that produces administrators who are technocrats with neither objective curiosity or passion. Lewis & Clark, a small liberal arts college near Portland, Oregon, initiated an administrative certification program in 1981. The curriculum of this program focuses on holistic…

Describes an in-service training process that will improve superintendents' skills in searching for information outside the usual sources. The training depends on interaction, problem-solving, and development of strategies that use the entire community as a resource. (DW)

'Professionals' make the best school board members, say superintendents, with medical doctors their strong first choice and lawyers a distant second. (Author)

Under the School Act of 1970, Alberta school superintendents ceased being agents of the provincial government and became employees of local governmental units. This study takes stock of the superintendent's role and position as it evolved during the 1971-75 period and identifies ways to clarify and strengthen the position. In particular, the study…

The superintendent's contract embodies the community's expectations of the school system's chief executive officer. The contract allows the school board and the superintendent to accomplish a number of tasks, including assuring stability in the district's leadership, creating means for resolving conflicts, and establishing procedures for meeting…

The effective evaluation of superintendents can be of great use to both school boards and the superintendents themselves. This booklet on superintendent evaluation begins with an outline of the general development of evaluation methods from informal assessments to sophisticated, mutually conducted, written performance reviews. The uses of essay…

These remarks touch on a variety of topics related to educational administration and the management team. The author recognizes the need for superintendents, principals, and district teams to have a new performance-based management philosophy and system. He believes that although most approaches to educational management tested in the 1960s failed…