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Matranga, Myrna – 1989
Few actions are more important to a school board than the selection of a new superintendent. A rural district can use the search process to unify constituents and clarify its mission. This paper presents a 17-item checklist that outlines the steps in the selection process. The checklist is currently undergoing pilot study in Nevada to determine…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Armstrong, Mack D. – 1990
This paper describes the structure of a superintendent network in each of two western states (Washington and Idaho); what the networks look like; and how superintendent attributes such as age, ethnicity, gender, salary, years of experience, and size of school district influence the network. The study further compares similarities and differences…
Descriptors: Coordination, Discussion, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication
Download full textSharp, William L.; Newman, Isadore – 1990
All first-year Ohio superintendents were surveyed regarding their board of education relationships. The administrators were sent a questionnaire asking about the boards' trust and confidence in them, the nature and extent of board/superintendent communications, and the superintendents' job satisfaction. Of 63 questionnaires mailed out, 58 (92.1…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction
Idaho School Boards Association, Boise. – 1976
Selecting a superintendent is a complex and varied process. This is a comprehensive how-to guide intended to represent an overview of questions, problems, and actions a school board will have to consider and plan for in the search for a new superintendent. Early decisions include setting a schedule for the selection procedure, choosing a search…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Hostrup, Richard W., Ed. – 1990
Each of the 11 chapters of this book was written by a professor of school management with practical administrative experience and expertise in a specific area. Thus, a feature of the book is the integration of theory and practice. Each chapter discusses a particular administrative position and its role; these positions include: superintendent,…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
Jones, Effie H.; Montenegro, Xenia P. – 1985
The representation of women and members of racial and ethnic minorities among the United States' public school administrators increased between the years 1982 and 1985, according to a survey conducted by the American Association of School Administrators' Office of Minority Affairs. Following the same procedure used in a 1981-82 survey, the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, National Surveys
Merz, Carol Smith – 1985
Seven school superintendents in the state of Washington with varying levels of exposure to Iannacone and Lutz's dissatisfaction theory of democracy as well as varying degrees of experience with electoral conflict in their careers were interviewed to determine the level of their understanding of the theory, their acceptance of it, their ability to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education
California School Boards Association, Sacramento. – 1985
Intended for use as a workbook, this publication is designed to provide examples of the respective roles of the school board and the superintendent in the operation and management of a school district. The first section (white pages) provides statements, in parallel columns, describing possible board/superintendent roles under the following…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role
Wildman, Louis – 1987
School board members with concerns for success benefit the entire school district. An ambiguity between administration and policy-making necessitates a clarification of the role of the school board. The board should care about the quality of education and the district, recognize the increasing complexity of education, and represent the goals of…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Littleton, D. Mark; Turner, A. Lynn – 1984
A questionnaire completed by 251 school board members from across Texas revealed wide disagreement over the role of the school superintendent. Respondents identified the sizes of their districts, their educational attainment levels, and their lengths of tenure, then indicated whether responsibility for each of 29 tasks in 4 broad areas should rest…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
Candoli, I. C. – 1986
It is in the superintendent's best interest to have a well thought out formal evaluation plan in place rather than suffer the reality of an informal evaluation--an evaluation that is often based on whim and fancy. In the evolution of the evaluation process, the primary thrust has moved from personal qualities to input measures to, finally, output…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Grady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles – 1988
This paper examines the degree of superintendent turnover in Nebraska, a state dominated by rural school districts. It also lists the causes of turnover as reported by short-term superintendents. This study finds that turnover is higher in the subject rural districts than the national average. Superintendents report that they leave these rural…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Occupational Mobility, Promotion (Occupational), Rural Areas
Chand, Krishan – 1984
Recent national reports on the status of education in the United States fail to analyze the relationship between the quality and qualifications of school superintendents and the quality of education. Superintendents appear to be hired all too often on the basis of who they know rather than of how qualified they are. Only 30 percent of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Educational Improvement
Hill, Richard – 1984
Area service agencies have been structured in many states to enhance service while preserving local school districts. A variety of patterns of cooperation have developed. In North Dakota a study team considered issues, based on the organizational and financial characteristics of existing area service agencies, about the organization of the…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, School District Reorganization, School Districts
McMillan, Thomas C. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine what additional costs are associated with desegregation efforts in Texas public school systems. A questionnaire was developed around seven main areas: 1) student membership and professional staff data, 2) additional personnel costs, 3) facility costs, 4) student transportation costs, 5) instructional…
Descriptors: Costs, Desegregation Effects, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
