The Study of the American Superintendency, 2000 A Look at the Superintendent of Education in the New Millennium

by Glass, Thomas E.; Bjork, Lars; Brunner, Cryss C.

• ISBN13: 9780876522455
• ISBN10: 0876522452
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-20
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

This publication is the ninth 10-Year Study of the American School Superintendent commissioned by AASA. This basic reference work on the superintendency is the largest and most comprehensive look at the men and women leading our nation's public schools. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including chapters devoted to women and minority school leaders.

Table of Contents

Foreword	i
Acknowledgments	ii
Executive Summary	iii
The Superintendency	1	(8)
A Quick Look Back	1	(5)
The Future of the Superintendency	6	(2)
Bibliography	8	(1)
The 2000 Study	9	(6)
Survey Objectives	9	(1)
Survey Population	10	(1)
Content Areas	10	(1)
Instrument Development	10	(1)
Sample Selection	10	(2)
Survey Implementation and Return Rate	12	(1)
Data Analysis	13	(2)
Personal Characteristics	15	(18)
Gender and Race	15	(4)
Age	19	(1)
Career Path	20	(1)
Early Retirement	21	(1)
Attrition	22	(1)
Marital Status	22	(1)
Politics and Political Party Preference	23	(5)
Community Background	28	(2)
Bibliography	30	(3)
Professional Experience	33	(20)
Entry into Administration	34	(1)
What's in a Name?	35	(1)
Years Superintendents Spend in the Classroom	36	(1)
Extracurricular Activities	37	(2)
Gaining the First Superintendency	39	(2)
Number of Superintendencies	41	(1)
Years in the Superintendency	41	(1)
Superintendent Tenure	42	(2)
Mentoring, Discrimination, Hiring	44	(2)
Superintendents Spending a Career in One District	46	(1)
Number of States in Which Superintendents Served	46	(1)
Selection to the Superintendency	46	(3)
Participation in Professional Organizations	49	(1)
Professional Journals Read by Superintendents	49	(1)
Mentoring and Being a Mentor	50	(1)
Future Plans of Superintendents	51	(1)
Bibliography	52	(1)
Superintendent/School Board Relations	53	(24)
Power Struggles	54	(1)
Who Initiates Policy?	55	(1)
How Are Board Members Oriented?	56	(1)
Community Participation	57	(2)
Community Pressure Groups	59	(1)
Board Abilities	59	(2)
Elected or Appointed?	61	(1)
Evaluations and Job Descriptions	61	(1)
The Why and How of Evaluation	62	(1)
Superintendent Evaluation Ratings	63	(1)
Board Expectations	63	(1)
Do Boards Accept Policy Recommendations?	64	(1)
Superintendents Working with Boards	65	(1)
Problems Board Members Face	65	(1)
Problems Superintendents Face	66	(1)
Self-Perceptions	67	(1)
Factors that Inhibit Effectiveness	68	(1)
Reasons to Leave a District	69	(1)
Reasons to Leave the Field	70	(1)
Fulfillment	71	(1)
Prestige	71	(1)
Stress	72	(2)
Communication Sources	74	(1)
If They Could do it All Over Again	75	(1)
Summary	75	(1)
Bibliography	76	(1)
Female Superintendents	77	(26)
Personal Demographics	77	(5)
District Demographics	82	(1)
Career Paths: The Road More Traveled	83	(3)
The Search	86	(5)
Moving On	91	(1)
Professional Development	91	(1)
Educational Research	92	(1)
Contracts and Evaluation	92	(2)
Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making	94	(1)
School Board Decision Making and Board Dynamics	95	(3)
Stress, Self-fulfillment, and Prestige	98	(2)
Bibliography	100	(3)
Ethnic Minority Superintendents	103	(24)
Personal Demographics	103	(2)
District Demographics	105	(1)
Type of Community Lived in Prior to College/ Type of Community in Which School District Is Located	106	(1)
District Enrollment and School-Business Partnerships	107	(1)
Career Paths--The Road More Traveled	107	(5)
Professional Development	112	(2)
Contracts and Evaluation	114	(2)
Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making	116	(3)
Stress, Fulfillment, Prestige, and Challenges of the Superintendency	119	(6)
Bibliography	125	(2)
Professional Preparation and Training	127	(40)
Formal Academic Training and Degrees	128	(2)
The Educational Administration Reports	130	(1)
Strengthening Field Connections	131	(4)
Evaluation of University-Based Programs	135	(5)
Professional Associations, Preparation and Standards	140	(3)
The Perception of Administrator Shortage	143	(2)
A Look at the 2000 Study Data	145	(1)
Formal Academic Preparation and Degrees	146	(1)
Education Prior to the Superintendency	147	(3)
Issues and Challenges Facing the Superintendency Today	150	(1)
Emphasis of Preservice and Inservice Education Programs	150	(1)
Educational Research	151	(1)
Quality of Educational Administration Programs	151	(2)
Quality of Programs	153	(1)
Quality of Instructors	154	(2)
University-Based Professional Preparation Programs	156	(2)
Non-University-Based Professional Development and Training	158	(3)
Summary	161	(1)
Bibliography	162	(5)
Index of Tables	167