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• The Tenuous Nature of Superintendent Evaluation

  by Jay Mathews

  Reluctant to use student outcomes to measure the performance of school system leaders, board members often rely on less substantive factors.

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• Credible Evaluation: Not Yet State-of-the-Art

  by Michael F. DiPaola and James H. Stronge

  The authors' nationwide study of superintendent assessment finds weak criteria and few comprehensive models in place.

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• Tying the Contract Knot

  by Kimberly Reeves

  The superintendent's terms of employment require greater vigilance in these days of unpredictable relations with school boards. 

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• Where's the Beef in Administrator Pay?

  by William G. Cunningham and J. Brent Sperry

  Business and industry is winning the contest to attract and keep top-notch leadership through generous financial compensation. William Cunningham is a professor of educational leadership at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. Brent Sperry is a graduate student at Old Dominion University.

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• The Classic Mistakes of New Superintendents

  by Judith A. Kerrins and Katherine S. Cushing

  Six strategies to help newcomers and veterans alike avoid the most common pitfalls of school system leadership. Judith Kerrins is an associate professor of educational leadership and administration at California State University, Chico, Calif. Kay Cushing is an associate professor of psychology at California State University, Chico.

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• Policy Governance Revisited

  by William J. Price

  When their casting parts are scripted, will school boards and superintendents become snared in a role-conflict paradox?

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