The American Superintendent 2020 Decennial Study
A detailed picture of the men and women leading the nation’s schools and the districts in which they work
Edited by CHRISTOPHER H. TIENKEN - Foreword by DANIEL A. DOMENECH - with PDK INTERNATIONAL AND AASA
Published April 2021
The American Superintendent 2020 Decennial serves as the sequel to AASA’s landmark 2010 Decennial Study, which examined historical and contemporary perspectives on our nation’s school system leaders. As with previous editions, this year’s study is an extension of national decennial studies of the American school superintendent that began in 1923./p>
The research was conducted in late 2019 and early 2020. The results are presented in various ways throughout the study, ranging from aggregate findings to two and three level crosstabs that disaggregate data by eight different enrollment categories. Just as findings from previous decennial studies suggested, the various job-related happenings of superintendents are not always homogeneous. They can be influenced by a multitude of factors such as district enrollment, demographic characteristics of the superintendents, and characteristics of the students and communities they serve.
Christopher H. Tienken is an associate professor at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ in the College of Education and Human Services, Department of Education Leadership, Management, and Policy.
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface: Executive Summary
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Evolution of the American School Superintendent
Chapter 2: Design and Methods
Chapter 3: Superintendents
and the Intersections of Race, Gender and District Composition
Chapter 4: Career Pathways of Superintendents
Chapter 5: The Current Work of the American Superintendent
Chapter 6: Professional Learning of the Superintendent
Chapter 7: Community Relationships
Chapter 8: Leading in Transition
About the Authors
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