This report examines the status of female superintendents in the United States. Women comprise 70 percent of all teachers in the United States, but men continue to dominate educational administration, particularly the superintendency. A 1999 survey revealed that females hold 20 percent of top school-executive positions and that there remain many…

This digest explores the strategy of paying school administrators based on performance contracts. A performance contract is an agreement between an administrator--typically a superintendent--and the school board that links the administrator's pay to indicators of job performance. Most commonly, performance contracts include bonuses for a job well…

Any individual who might some day consider becoming a superintendent is the target audience for this book. Superintendents face both strong challenges and rich rewards. Currently the pool of qualified candidates for superintendent openings is getting smaller. Many perceive the career as a series of political hassles without the rewards of helping…

This paper unites theory and practice in examining the concept of "theory in practice." It contends that good administrators are theoretical about their work and that they construct categories using common, essential characteristics across similar situations so that few situations are viewed as unique. Two school superintendents were interviewed…

The demand for efficiency in the schools and for the best possible use of money expended for schools and of the time of the children in school has given rise to a demand for expert supervision by men and women competent to give to all teachers, and especially to young and inexperienced teachers, help in those phases of their work in which they…

Supervision as understood in well-organized city systems has little resemblance to the annual visitation of schools as practiced by many county or other rural superintendents. The majority of these officers are fully conscious of the limitations imposed upon them by the conditions under which they work and they are active in their efforts to…

This bulletin shows how inadequate are the salaries of county superintendents in most States, if persons properly qualified for the position are to be obtained. It provides tables showing the salaries of county and other rural superintendents and of city superintendents in the 48 States. The salaries are those paid in January, 1917. Those of the…

In this bulletin are given the salaries paid administrative and supervisory officers in cities having a population of 25,000 or over, also the salaries paid all employees connected with the school administrative offices in cities having a population of over 100,000. Unfortunately some of the superintendents in this group of cities did not report…

In this study, statistical analyses indicated that certain dimensions of political belief, particularly Foreign Affairs and Nature of Man and Society, are related to certain dimensions of leader behavior. (Authors)

Observations concerning citizen attitudes toward public education which caused the defeat of two school tax levies in Canton, Ohio. (MF)

Conflicts between superintendents and architects about planning school facilities can be avoided by written educational specifications and an understanding that preliminary cost estimates are not binding. However, the owner may impose a fixed budget limitation that is legally binding if all parties agree in writing. (MLF)

Superintendents who introduce team management into school districts are compared to King Arthur and the Round Table and advised that team management will not endure, at least in its original form. (MLF)

Discusses problems encountered by new superintendents in small schools and provides insights on how to deal with them. (AH)

Summarizes research findings on the effectiveness of principals' behaviors in the areas of knowledge and skills, goal-setting activities, and management behavior. Recommends ways to reduce barriers to effective behavior. Available from the American Association of School Administrators, 1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA 22209. (MLF)

To determine the acceptability of local school dental health education programs, the Maine Office of Dental Health surveyed and analyzed the beliefs, knowledge, and attitudes of public school superintendents and private school principals. The results of the surveys are to be used to promote adoption and implementation of dental health programs…