October 2002Rookie SuperintendentsThe first-year tribulations and triumphs of six newcomers
by DONNA HARRINGTON-LUEKER
An introduction to the first-person tales by six superintendents of their first-year adventures on the job. Harrington-Lueker is a freelance education writer.
by MARSHALL MARSHALL
by ELAINE C. CASH
by MICHAEL H. JONES
by SUSAN C. GARTON
by BETTY MOLINA MORGAN
by JOHN F. KINLEY
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by ROBERT O. NEELY, WILLIAM BERUBE AND JERRY WILSON
How and why new superintendents should have a systematic transition plan for learning about the community and its stakeholders.
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by JAY MATHEWS
What motivates a handful of superintendents to continue working in school leadership at age 70 and beyond?
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People
Bringing a Focus to the Next Generation by BILL HILL
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