Career Path to the Top

State of the Superintendency

The career path to the superintendency is defined by the experience individuals bring to the role.

Predictably, serving as a teacher dominates the profile of positions held for at least one year prior to becoming the superintendent. Some differences were noted when gender of the superintendent was considered. In particular, a greater percentage of female superintendents have served in senior staff roles (assistant superintendent, coordinator) than their male counterparts, yet a greater percentage of males served as building administrators than females.

This finding represents yet another indicator that the career path to the superintendency appears to differ by gender.