Career Path to the Top
January 01, 2016
Appears in January 2016: School Administrator.
State of the Superintendency
![Previous Positions Held](/images/default-source/school-administrator/2016-january/previous-position.jpg?sfvrsn=45a6c10d_7)
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.
Source
“Study of the American Superintendent: 2015 Mid-Decade Update” published by AASA.
Analysis was constructed by Leslie A. Finnan, Robert S. McCord, Christopher C. Stream, T.C. Mattocks, George G. Petersen and Noelle M. Ellerson.
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