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: 9780876522486
• ISBN10: 0876522487
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• 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	p. i
Acknowledgments	p. ii
Executive Summary	p. iii
The Superintendency	p. 1
A Quick Look Back	p. 1
The Future of the Superintendency	p. 6
Bibliography	p. 8
The 2000 Study	p. 9
Survey Objectives	p. 9
Survey Population	p. 10
Content Areas	p. 10
Instrument Development	p. 10
Sample Selection	p. 10
Survey Implementation and Return Rate	p. 12
Data Analysis	p. 13
Personal Characteristics	p. 15
Gender and Race	p. 15
Age	p. 19
Career Path	p. 20
Early Retirement	p. 21
Attrition	p. 22
Marital Status	p. 22
Politics and Political Party Preference	p. 23
Community Background	p. 28
Bibliography	p. 30
Professional Experience	p. 33
Entry into Administration	p. 34
What's in a Name?	p. 35
Years Superintendents Spend in the Classroom	p. 36
Extracurricular Activities	p. 37
Gaining the First Superintendency	p. 39
Number of Superintendencies	p. 41
Years in the Superintendency	p. 41
Superintendent Tenure	p. 42
Mentoring, Discrimination, Hiring	p. 44
Superintendents Spending a Career in One District	p. 46
Number of States in Which Superintendents Served	p. 46
Selection to the Superintendency	p. 46
Participation in Professional Organizations	p. 49
Professional Journals Read by Superintendents	p. 49
Mentoring and Being a Mentor	p. 50
Future Plans of Superintendents	p. 51
Bibliography	p. 52
Superintendent/School Board Relations	p. 53
Power Struggles	p. 54
Who Initiates Policy?	p. 55
How Are Board Members Oriented?	p. 56
Community Participation	p. 57
Community Pressure Groups	p. 59
Board Abilities	p. 59
Elected or Appointed?	p. 61
Evaluations and Job Descriptions	p. 61
The Why and How of Evaluation	p. 62
Superintendent Evaluation Ratings	p. 63
Board Expectations	p. 63
Do Boards Accept Policy Recommendations?	p. 64
Superintendents Working with Boards	p. 65
Problems Board Members Face	p. 65
Problems Superintendents Face	p. 66
Self-Perceptions	p. 67
Factors that Inhibit Effectiveness	p. 68
Reasons to Leave a District	p. 69
Reasons to Leave the Field	p. 70
Fulfillment	p. 71
Prestige	p. 71
Stress	p. 72
Communication Sources	p. 74
If They Could Do It All Over Again	p. 75
Summary	p. 75
Bibliography	p. 76
Female Superintendents	p. 77
Personal Demographics	p. 77
District Demographics	p. 82
Career Paths: The Road More Traveled	p. 83
The Search	p. 86
Moving On	p. 91
Professional Development	p. 91
Educational Research	p. 92
Contracts and Evaluation	p. 92
Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making	p. 94
School Board Decision Making and Board Dynamics	p. 95
Stress, Self-fulfillment, and Prestige	p. 98
Bibliography	p. 100
Ethnic Minority Superintendents	p. 103
Personal Demographics	p. 103
District Demographics	p. 105
Type of Community Lived in Prior to College/Type of Community in Which School District Is Located	p. 106
District Enrollment and School-Business Partnerships	p. 107
Career Paths--The Road More Traveled	p. 107
Professional Development	p. 112
Contracts and Evaluation	p. 114
Board Demographics, Dynamics, and Decision Making	p. 116
Stress, Fulfillment, Prestige, and Challenges of the Superintendency	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 125
Professional Preparation and Training	p. 127
Formal Academic Training and Degrees	p. 128
The Educational Administration Reports	p. 130
Strengthening Field Connections	p. 131
Evaluation of University-Based Programs	p. 135
Professional Associations, Preparation and Standards	p. 140
The Perception of Administrator Shortage	p. 143
A Look at the 2000 Study Data	p. 145
Formal Academic Preparation and Degrees	p. 146
Education Prior to the Superintendency	p. 147
Issues and Challenges Facing the Superintendency Today	p. 150
Emphasis of Preservice and Inservice Education Programs	p. 150
Educational Research	p. 151
Quality of Educational Administration Programs	p. 151
Quality of Programs	p. 153
Quality of Instructors	p. 154
University-Based Professional Preparation Programs	p. 156
Non-University-Based Professional Development and Training	p. 158
Summary	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 162
Index of Tables	p. 167
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