
Family First Considerations
BY SCOTT LAFEE In making career decisions, superintendents are weighing their families’ needs before moving into that desirable new post. While motivated by a higher calling, they also want a happy home and family.
Family in the Public Eye BY SARAH E. CARR Superintendents expect to operate in a fishbowl, but they anguish about the effects of their prominent positions on their spouses and vulnerable children.
When Mom or Dad Is the Superintendent The views of parents and children about growing up with a superintendent parent.
The Balancing Act BY MARIAN KISCH The superintendent’s quest to find an equilibrium between parenting one’s own children and the encompassing demands of work.

STARTING POINT The editor’s gathering excitement in producing this issue.
STATE OF THE SUPERINTENDENCY Contractual Merit Pay Few superintendents have a merit pay clause in their contracts, and those who do most likely work in a larger district.
BEST OF THE BLOGS Five pithy excerpts from recent postings by superintendents around the country.
ETHICAL EDUCATOR The Mandatory Field Trip Is it appropriate for a teacher to require student attendance at a nonschool event that has a bearing on grades? Our panel weighs in.
LEGAL BRIEF Legislating Where You Can Live BY MICHELE HANDZEL Superintendents who relocate ultimately face this issue: Are you going to move to the district you’ll be leading?
BOARD-SAVVY SUPERINTENDENT When a Board Member Asks for Special Treatment BY RICHARD E. MAYER If personal integrity is a board member’s most important asset, the superintendent has a role in preventing the misuse of an official position.
MY VIEW Pressurized Priorities Clash With Character Education BY MARK HYATT Character building demands consistency, meaning education leaders must remember the school of life is always in session.
MY VIEW Road Signs and Danger Ahead BY LINTON DECK The warnings for precipitous curves on his trip through the British highlands left the author worried about the perils facing public schools today.
MY VIEW Staff Grieve Before Accepting the New Reality BY KYLE B. RAMEY Frustrated by his staff’s failure to embrace data-based decisions, the author now sees a multistage metamorphosis taking shape in his district.

RESOURCE BANK A doctoral study examines how superintendents and school board presidents perceive formal training for board members.
WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK AASA member Marilou Ryder on writing Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadership.
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