This paper shows school districts how to establish and operate an individualized continuing education program for their administrators. The focus is on ICE programs designed and operated by schoolmen throughout the nation. The report includes the rationale for the ICE program, several program descriptions, a list of characteristics that…

In this paper, the author reports a study that attempted to determine who actually performs specific school business administration tasks in school districts of less than 5,000-pupil enrollments. Questionnaires were sent to 2,500, randomly selected, "small" districts (out of a total of 15,686 such districts.) Study findings revealed…

This paper comprises a compilation of information on the positional mobility and migration of superintendents and superintendent-principals within the Oregon public school system. The author reports on studies of 43 superintendents who left their positions in one year. He analyzes (1) the turnover rate and the school system size, (2) the mobility…

Women administrators characteristically bring a distinctive and valuable background to their positions as high-echelon school district managers because of the comparatively (to men) humble route they take to the top. (Author)

In response to those critics who say that the schools should be run in a more businesslike manner, the author provides examples of business practices that are unlikely to win popular support. (IRT)

Three years ago when Hartford established excellence as a theme, the district put academic achievement at the top of its list of five goals. The other four goals were organizational climate, education with equity, economic empowerment, and management of resources. (Author/IRT)

This is an interview with Carl Candoli, School Superintendent of the Lansing, Michigan, School System, and one of the chief authors of the Cluster Plan for desegregation, which emphasized busing. (Author/AM)

The superintendent of a school district lists his district's problems and goals. In the spring he will discuss the successes he had in achieving those goals. (IRT)

Describes the Executive Educators' Round Table (EXERT), developed to meet the professional development needs of superintendents in large urban and suburban school systems, and Team 21, Teaming Educational Administrators with Expert Managers for the Twentieth Century, a cooperative program with private sector leaders. (JOW)

Little attention has been given the to need to improve the working conditions of rural small school district superintendents. This paper describes a six-step process to estimate the number of small rural superintendencies, provides a demographic profile of individuals occupying these positions, and explores three dimensions relevant to their…

Results of two surveys of 59 and 47 school board presidents from 26 and 21 different states, respectively, having district enrollments of 300 or smaller, indicated the most valued capabilities considered in hiring rural superintendents were interpersonal relations/communications skills, financial/organizational management skills, and good moral…

Despite the variation in fees, the actual services most superintendent search consultants provide are remarkably similar. Price differences reflect the size of a consultant's network and track record. Recommends matching fee ranges with an appropriate category of consultant and basing selection on a 10-step process of consultant services. (CJH)

Using 1986 survey data from South Dakota public school superintendents and board members, this study explored essential superintendent competencies. Results showed (1) different rankings of most competencies by superintendents and board members and (2) the key importance of personnel management, educational and fiscal leadership, and interpersonal…

Research on administrators' influence on the performance of their organizational units has accumulated evidence on principals' influence, but the influence of superintendents is largely neglected. Results from a sample of California school districts demonstrated that superintendents exerted little influence on academic performance. Constructing…