New group of superintendent hires reflects diversity—to a degree
Administrators from underrepresented groups and women are stepping up but white men continue to represent the majority of new superintendents picked by school boards. ... Read more.
School boards are now spending more time on these 5 topics
Is your school board focused on the same topics that are of growing concern at their counterparts' meetings in other districts and states?... Read more.
Superintendent’s Playbook: Interviewing at a new district? Leave your vision at the door
When Neil Gupta was interviewing for the top spot at Ohio's Oakwood Schools this time last year, he was asked what his vision for the district was. Can leaders provide... Read more.
Few are talking about superintendent mental health. Leaders want that to change
In an era of high stress and turnover at the top, several leaders are sharing their strategies for remaining energized and in touch with the reasons they became... Read more.
Pace of new superintendent hiring is not slowing down
Dayton and Great Falls public schools promote from within while at least three superintendents have found new homes in the past week.... Read more.
School choice: How to co-opt the concept and keep it within your district
Superintendent Roger Freeman has coopted the school choice concept within his K-8 district by replacing traditional attendance zones with a series of career-focused... Read more.
Here are the administrators who just landed new superintendent posts
Three urban districts choose new leaders as several small school systems are giving administrators their first opportunity to serve as superintendent.... Read more.
How to build schools: Help your community tell its story
"We worked on creating the story with the people of the community—it’s their story. Community members wrote their own story of what they wanted their community... Read more.
How one fearless superintendent is elevating education outside her district
Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders is not sitting idly by while New Hampshire remains at the bottom of the list for per-pupil funding. ... Read more.
More than a dozen districts just selected new superintendents
The Boise School District in Idaho has promoted Deputy Superintendent Lisa Roberts to serve as the district's first female leader. District elsewhere are also giving... Read more.