Gives the views of business task forces and educators on the value of having a superintendent with a business background. (JF)

In the Tamalpais High School District the performance requirements for the superintendent serve as the basis for the major performance requirements for his administrative staff. (Author)

Describes a comprehensive plan of procedure for the selection of a school superintendent. (MF)

Quality education occurs by improving the instructional and administrative means used to achieve intelligent ends. The experiences of Superintendent Parker in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1873, emphasize the need to seek understanding and meaning, to see education whole, to value teachers, and to view superintendents as thoughtful educators, not…

Cites a case involving a superintendent's cancellation of an objectionable school play and outlines how to make sure decisions about such matters will hold up in court. (JM)

Lists specific ways that superintendents and principals can contribute to the effective functioning of the administrative group. Condensed from "Principal's Operational Briefing," June 1981, published by Croft-NEI, Waterford, Connecticut. (Editor/SJL)

Narrates a principal's first full-day observation by her superintendent. Notes the lessons learned (to keep half of one's time unscheduled, get the unvarnished truth, and apply management techniques in one's own way) and describes the observation process, including the postobservation conference and a written summary by the person observed.…

A survey of superintendents in a nine-state region of the midwest indicates a shortage of good teachers in many areas. The predominant scarcity of teachers in all certification areas resides in rural districts. (Author/IRT)

Uses the Delphi Technique to examine the attitudes of superintendents and professors of educational administration on the problems that will confront administrators in the next five years. (IRT)

Discusses the results of a national survey of public school superintendents and compares them with the results of the Gallup Poll. Notes the agreement among the various subsamples of superintendents and the disagreements between the administrators' opinions and public opinion. Argues for improved public relations efforts. (IRT)

A small sample of Ohio school board members, superintendents, principal-supervisors, and school business managers suprisingly agreed in their perceptions of real and idealized leadership behavior of the business managers. All four groups indicated very large differences between real and ideal perspectives. (SB)

Reviews the present perceptions of interest group structure and function. Suggests ways that superintendents and school districts can best cope with and utilize interest groups without manipulating them. (Author/GC)

Offers suggestions for superintendents to follow to involve community leaders, enlist professional assistance, keep the public informed, and work through established school-based groups in seeking successful passage of a bond issue. (Author/WD)

Outlines areas in which female board members and male superintendents often have communication difficulties. Lists seven steps male superintendents can take to help female board members feel more a part of the governing process. (IRT)