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Ricketts, Kenneth E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Describes how Lawndale District, near Los Angeles, developed a system of accountability starting with the superintendent. Describes the subgoals and objectives developed by the superintendent in cooperation with the Board of Trustees and members of the community. (JF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Involvement
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Cooper, Bruce S. – Administrator's Notebook, 1972
Subsequent to reviewing the historical antecedents of the present imbalance between board and administrative influence, the author proposes that boards have independent staff support. Practical suggestions are drawn from cases involving Baltimore and Philadelphia public schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Guidelines
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Millman, Stephen D. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Discusses the functioning of the political process and identifies some principles of politics which educators should understand to facilitate communication and understanding between educational administrators and public officials. (WL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Government School Relationship, Politics
Parker, Barbara – American School Board Journal, 1980
Offers advice to boards that are taken aback by the actions of newly hired superintendents. The advice ranges from giving the superintendent room to work to going public with the board's grievances. (IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents
White, Eileen – Executive Educator, 1979
Superintendents explain methods they have used to introduce new school board members to the nature of the office they hold. (IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents
Bryant, Anne; Houston, Paul D. – School Administrator, 2002
Briefly describes how school boards and superintendents can work together as a team to improve the quality of education. References "Team Leadership for Student Achievement," a new book developed through the collaborative efforts of the American Association of School Administrators and the National School Boards Association. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Natale, Jo Anna – American School Board Journal, 1990
Four search consultants, people whose job it is to match superintendents with school boards, expressed reservations about formally coaching the school board and the newly appointed superintendent. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship
McCarthy, Robert J.; Bennett, John H. – Executive Educator, 1991
Captures the shock, pain, and disappointment of a superintendent who was abruptly fired by his board president. Advice hinges on bettering one's bargaining position, developing an action plan, and learning to anticipate people problems before they arise. Lacking meaningful employment, the former superintendent has become a writer and house…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Coping, Dismissal (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education
Eadie, Doug – School Administrator, 2005
Superintendents usually do a fine job of preparing documents for their boards by paying close attention to detail. They are masters of finished staff work. Reports are not only meticulously crafted, they also are transmitted to the board far enough in advance to allow for careful review. However, despite these well-intended efforts, many board…
Descriptors: Ownership, Boards of Education, Strategic Planning, Superintendents
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Trombley, Laura Skandera – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2007
College and university presidents are viewed by their various constituencies as responsible for everything, good and ill. Upon assuming the role of president, one takes on a double existence--the symbol of the presidency overlays one's identity as a private individual. And the line between the two can at times become dangerously blurred. In this…
Descriptors: Leadership, Governance, College Presidents, Social Integration
Byrd, Jimmy K.; Drews, Celia; Johnson, Jeanie – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine contributing factors influencing superintendent tenure among Texas public school superintendents. The results of the Cox Regression analysis revealed that strained relationships with the school board president, not being able to get decisions made at the Board level, and superintendent/school board…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Tenure, Public Schools, Boards of Education
Banks, Patricia Anne; Maloney, Richard J. – School Administrator, 2007
In most districts, the evaluation of superintendents by the members of the board of education takes place in executive session of the board behind closed doors. Few board members or superintendents question the status quo. Most evaluation forms are merely collections of subjective checklists that catalog approved personality traits, attributes,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Personnel Evaluation, Superintendents, Boards of Education
Association of California School Administrators. – 1979
This paper outlines a model for a management team that can be used in a school district. The topics covered include the relationship between the management team and the school board, the selection of team members, and the team's primary functions. A description of a model currently in operation is included. (Author/LD)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Management Teams, Models, Organizational Communication
Cresap, McCormick, and Paget, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1970
Based on extensive interviews with New York City school board members, community representatives, and school personnel, this handbook is intended as an aid to community school boards in finding and hiring qualified superintendents. The book outlines specific steps by which a community school board can systematically define its own needs, establish…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, Contracts, Employment
Cistone, Peter J. – American School Board Journal, 1978
New research indicates that new board members rely on what they have learned prior to their election or appointment to the board rather than on what they learn from the superintendent or experienced board members. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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