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Author: Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
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The most important responsibility of any Board of Education is the selection of its Superintendent of Schools. The Council of the Great City Schools compiled this document to assist its member school boards in beginning the search for a new superintendent. Many models exist for conducting a search in urban schools: a basic and generic one is presented in this document, with text arranged in a question-and-answer format for ease of use. Considerations discussed include: (1) Starting the search for a new superintendent; (2) Deciding to use and locating a search firm; (3) Not using a search firm; (4) Specific services of a search firm or consultant; (5) Defining candidate characteristics; (6) Process to evaluate, screen, and select finalists; (7) Use of an external Advisory Committee and defining its role; (8) Appropriate roles and responsibilities of the involved parties; (9) Finding candidates; (10) Attracting "nontraditional" candidates; (11) Cost of a typical superintendent search; (12) Typical timeline for selecting a superintendent; (13) Major search firms across the country; and (14) Search firms recently used by other major cities.
Author: Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC. Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
The most important responsibility of any Board of Education is the selection of its Superintendent of Schools. The Council of the Great City Schools compiled this document to assist its member school boards in beginning the search for a new superintendent. Many models exist for conducting a search in urban schools: a basic and generic one is presented in this document, with text arranged in a question-and-answer format for ease of use. Considerations discussed include: (1) Starting the search for a new superintendent; (2) Deciding to use and locating a search firm; (3) Not using a search firm; (4) Specific services of a search firm or consultant; (5) Defining candidate characteristics; (6) Process to evaluate, screen, and select finalists; (7) Use of an external Advisory Committee and defining its role; (8) Appropriate roles and responsibilities of the involved parties; (9) Finding candidates; (10) Attracting "nontraditional" candidates; (11) Cost of a typical superintendent search; (12) Typical timeline for selecting a superintendent; (13) Major search firms across the country; and (14) Search firms recently used by other major cities.
Author: Scott W. Patrick Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages :
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Local school boards have the responsibility to select school superintendents to lead their districts. The process by which school boards go about searching for and selecting a superintendent varies. In Missouri, school boards have the option to hire a search firm (MSBA, MASA, MSSC, etc.) or other outside assistance, or they can choose to search for and select a superintendent on their own. This study was conducted to establish how superintendent search and selection procedures were being utilized in the state of Missouri. The study also attempted to distinguish between Missouri school boards that utilize superintendent search firms or conducted a search on their own and whether the boards were satisfied with their selection. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze current superintendent search and selection practices utilized by public school boards and their perceived effectiveness in the state of Missouri. The study examined superintendent search criteria and attempted to determine what impact school district enrollment, school district location, school district wealth, superintendent gender, superintendent turnover rate and superintendents possessing a doctorate had on the superintendent selection process. The study also attempted to show how school board members perceptions differed according to school district enrollment, school district location, school district wealth, superintendent gender, superintendent turnover rate and superintendents possessing a doctoral degree as related to superintendent search criteria. This study found that the majority of school board respondents in Missouri selected their superintendent as opposed to hiring a search firm to complete the search and selection process. An overwhelming majority of school board member respondents who conducted their own searches believed their search and selection procedures were effective. Those boards that utilized search firms were also satisfied with the results of the search/selection process. Findings also suggest the variables of school district enrollment, location, school district wealth, superintendent turnover rate, superintendent gender, and superintendents possessing a doctoral degree when coupled with de-selection criteria and knowledge and skills used in the selection process had varying degrees of impact on the superintendent search and selection process. This study may have implications for practitioners in the state of Missouri and elsewhere regarding future superintendent search and selection practices and their effectiveness.
Author: Robert A. Rasmussen Publisher: ISBN: 9781303520990 Category : School board members Languages : en Pages : 326
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Abstract: School districts face enormous challenges with recent reductions in fiscal resources due to cuts in California's state budget and an average tenure for a school superintendent of only 3 years. School boards are challenged to find a leader who can address the needs of the school district during these difficult times. As numerous school superintendents are retiring, and a new generation of educators is applying for key positions in educational leadership, it is important to better understand the perceptions of school board presidents who have experience in selecting a school superintendent. This study explored the perceptions of the superintendent selection process of five participating school board presidents. The participants in this study shared their perceptions of the superintendent search process and selection criteria, perceptions on the most important leadership characteristics desired in a superintendent, and perceptions in the standards used to measure leadership in the candidates selected as superintendent. The findings revealed several components of the selection process that will serve school boards in evaluating the best strategy for them in conducting the superintendent search. When school boards embark on the process of selecting a superintendent, their actions become very public and ultimately reflect on how they view community involvement and input into on-going district leadership. As a result, a well-defined plan of action will reflect well on the school board, build community trust, and set the stage for a positive transition to new leadership at the superintendent level. The assertion that selecting a superintendent may very well be the school board's most important duty of action, it is imperative that such a process be articulated and integrated within the scope of district need and community involvement.
Author: Lisa Olson Publisher: ISBN: Category : School board-superintendent relationships Languages : en Pages : 274
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Local school boards have the responsibility to select school superintendents to lead their districts. The process by which school boards go about searching for and selecting a superintendent varies. In Wisconsin, school boards have the option to hire a search firm or other outside assistance, or they can choose to search for and select a superintendent on their own (Wisconsin Association of School Boards, 2010). School districts in Wisconsin currently utilize all of these options. Little data exists in analyzing the search and selection processes of a superintendent after the superintendent has been employed in the district and the match it provided. The purpose of this study was to provide public school districts in Wisconsin guidance in choosing a search and selection process which provides the best match between a school district and a superintendent. This study was important as it examined and interpreted processes to replace superintendents and the success factors associated with these processes in Wisconsin.
Author: Michael R. Boring Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 70
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The selection of a superintendent is among the most significant decisions any school district board of directors will make. The superintendent should be the person and office through which the direction set by the board is carried out. The working relationship that develops between the board and superintendent is thus absolutely critical and the selection of the superintendent provides the initial definition to that relationship. As befits a decision of this importance, it is one that should be arrived at with care. Throughout its decades of work on behalf of school board members, the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) has amassed years of professional experience, and the collective experience of thousands of school board members, related to effective superintendent search. That extensive experience forms the basis of this handbook, and also provides a reservoir of advice that can be contacted directly at WSSDA. This guide has been constructed to bring together information found helpful to many school districts--it is offered for the use of school directors as one of the tools to help them achieve a sound result in the superintendent selection process. Appended are: (1) Sample Requests for Proposal for Consultant Services; (2) Sample Worksheets; (3) Interviewing Tips; (4) Board-Superintendent Relations; and (5) Model Superintendent Contract.
Author: Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC.
Author: Council of the Great City Schools, Washington, DC.
Author: Scott W. Patrick
Author: Public Education Association of the City of New York
Author: Robert A. Rasmussen
Author: Lisa Olson
Author: Mary Agnes Horkan
Author: Nancy F. Harris
Author: American Association of School Administrators
Author: Michael R. Boring
Author: John Cayce Morrison