The Care and Feeding of the Superintendent: A Candid Conversation about the Most Important Relationship in Your School District.

Abrams, Marc; Canada, Benjamin O.

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ERIC Number: EJ603265

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Care and Feeding of the Superintendent: A Candid Conversation about the Most Important Relationship in Your School District.

Abrams, Marc; Canada, Benjamin O.

American School Board Journal, v187 n4 p42-45 Apr 2000

Conversing about board-administrator foibles, a board member and the superintendent of the Portland (Oregon) School District reach agreement concerning essentials for working well together. They acknowledge the need for smaller, informal meetings; absolute and trust and communication; long-term commitment; and ideological understandings. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Board Administrator Relationship, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Politics of Education, Superintendents, Trust (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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