Survey of selected sample of superintendents in three states (Indiana, Illinois, and Texas) about what they like about their jobs. Having a substantial impact on the direction of their school districts is the strongest reason the superintendents give for liking their jobs. Nearly 90 percent of the respondent superintendents rate their overall job…

Describes 3-hour written examination for superintendent certification in Missouri. The School Superintendent Assessment, produced by the Educational Testing Service, has 3 1-hour parts: Evaluation of Action, Synthesis of Information and Problem Solving, and Analysis of Information and Decision Making. Other states are adopting exam. One…

Five school superintendents tell how they coped with various personal and job-related stress-inducing circumstances and situations. Two experts offer six strategies for managing stress. (PKP)

Describes five types of stress (relationship, personal, financial, health-related, and emotional) and offers advice on how to successfully cope with each. (Contains seven references.) (PKP)

Veteran superintendent offers his colleagues advice, based on his own experience, on how to have a healthy, productive career until retirement. Advice centers on suggestions for maintaining physical, mental, social, spiritual, and professional well-being. (PKP)

Offers superintendents suggestions for achieving and maintaining physical fitness through proper diet and exercise. (PKP)

Despite the small numbers of Black female superintendents and the overwhelming obstacles of the position, Black women who serve as public school superintendents continue to meet the challenges of educational leadership and are flourishing in their jobs. As noted in previous research on Black women in the superintendency and Black female leaders in…

The purpose of the qualitative study was to examine the communication patterns of superintendents in Northeastern Indiana. The demand for accountability, transparency, and student achievement calls for today's superintendent to increase communication strategies and support the needs of the varied stakeholders. Today's public school leaders are…

The impact of the superintendent in the design decision-making process of sustainable school buildings was examined in this study to determine whether superintendents who have more knowledge and commitment to sustainability have a greater influence on green building practices within their school districts than those who do not. Utilizing a…

"The Little School System That Could" is a story about transformation. In 1995, equipped with not much more than a vision of the quality education that urban students deserved, Tom DeBolt, the new superintendent of the Manassas Park School System, set into motion a series of reforms that transformed the district. By 2005 every school was…

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used in this study to determine the extent to which teachers, principals, and superintendents perceive the leadership construct in the same way. The researchers found that the two-factor model fits the principal group and particularly the superintendent group better than does the four-factor model. The…

This autoethnography elucidates the challenges I encountered in my efforts to maintain my commitment to leadership for social justice. When I assumed the superintendency of a small rural school district in southern Texas, I started collecting data in the form of a journal. My lived experiences, as recorded in my journal, were the sole source of…

This book demonstrates through case studies and expert analyses the impressive educational gains children can make when the best educational research, policy, and practice are aligned. This volume is a valuable resource to aspiring leaders, educational researchers, and current practitioners and a must-read for anyone who cares about the public…

The author recently had the same conversation about local school reform with two superintendents--one from a large, urban district in the East and the other from a small district in the Midwest. Both superintendents were working with their respective boards to approve, design and fund reading initiatives consistent with the new federal guidelines.…

Most published research on the superintendency has failed to examine the voices of female superintendents. Today, white males make up approximately 85% of superintendents, rendering female responses to the superintendency almost non-existent. This study, commissioned by the American Association of School Administrators, provides a historical…