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.
BOOK REVIEWS
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