February 2025: School Administrator
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The Audacity to GovernBold collaborations between school boards and superintendents can create pathways for equity and excellence. One author, a former superintendent, is the director of the Superintendent Academies at Howard University. The other author is superintendent in Philadelphia, Pa.
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All In the Name: Protecting Your Professional ReputationWithin a culture of mistrust and declining confidence in the education system, the author draws on his personal experiences as a veteran central-office administrator to lend guidance for upholding one’s credibility.
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Building a Collaborative InfrastructureA Massachusetts school district builds a partnership with union leadership to focus on student achievement. One author is the superintendent, the other is the president of the local teachers union.
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Evaluation of SuperintendentsWhether student outcomes are linked to superintendent assessment largely depends on the school district’s size.
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Soliciting a Spot in the LineupAnalysis of whether it is proper for students to raise funds for a varsity sports team whose roster they have yet to make.
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Stem Member Losses Through Upfront BackingCultivating support for school board members to limit burnout and turnover.
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Empowering Students Through StorytellingStrategies for turning over schools’ social media to share positive, authentic stories.
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About Those Endless Administrative MeetingsHow did this former superintendent efficiently limit his administrative meetings to one hour?
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Communicating Authentic Appreciation
An organizational psychologist’s five ways for school leaders to ensure fellow educators feel truly valued.
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Athletic Trainers’ Key Part of Student SupportA superintendent recommends educating the public about the need to fund full-time trainers.
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3 R’s for Building a Strong Substitute Workforce
A suburban district’s successful tactics for empowering substitute teachers.
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Navigating Board RelationsFostering collaborative and respectful relationships with your school board members.
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Trust at the Center of Good GovernanceA savvy superintendent can build trust with the board by showing respect and focusing on shared goals.
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Sidelight: David MiyashiroA Sidelight featuring superintendent David Miyashiro, a recreational ice hockey player.
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Leading with Heart in TexasDistrictwide communications is a strong suit for the superintendent of Texas’ Spring Branch schools.
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Editor's Note
Unannounced But Welcome Fare
The major content appearing in this issue carries a distinction of sorts. The six major articles about facets of school system governance all came to us originally as unsolicited manuscripts. That means they showed up unannounced as submissions for our consideration and were evaluated favorably by the three members of School Administrator’s editorial team.
More commonly, the published lineup of articles and columns reflects a mix of invited articles and those accepted through the manuscript review process (which you can learn about at www.aasa.org/publications/school-administrator/author-guidelines).
The contributors to this issue include three current or former superintendents writing about advancing their work with school boards and a teachers union. Other pieces reviewed favorably for publication address the need for “psychological safety” among school board members today and one veteran school leader’s efforts to protect his reputation and professional integrity.
Lastly, you’ll find a full-length article titled “Boardroom Mistakes Superintendents Make” by Nick Caruso, one of our most faithful contributors to School Administrator over the past decade, whose columns typically run two or three times a year in our Board-Savvy Superintendent section.
We appreciate that he and all of this month’s authors thought to invest their time in writing (and rewriting) for us and for you.
Jay P. GoldmanEditor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
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