This guide is intended to be a tool to help those involved in the superintendent selection process. Section titles reflect the guide's contents. "The Decision to Seek a Superintendent"; "The Case for Using a Search Consultant"; "Setting a Timeline"; "Involvement of Parents, Citizens, Students and Staff"; "Describing the Person Sought and the Position"; "The Recruitment Brochure and Advertising"; "Defining the Application Process"; "Initial Screening of Applications"; "Initial Interviews"; "Planning Finalist Interviews and Activities in the District"; "Gathering and Evaluating Information about Finalists"; "Deliberating Upon a Final Choice"; "Negotiating a Contract"; and "Final Board Action to Ratify a Contract." Appended are a model superintendent contract; samples of a request for proposal for consultant services, various worksheets, a board-superintendent working agreement, and a superintendent evaluation form; and a number of interview tips. (WFA)