Gaining Gravitas That Comes With Seasoning

Board-Savvy Superintendent

Sometimes you can be totally right and wrong at the same time.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of school superintendents. Many are seasoned veterans, but some are brand new to the role. I’ve been impressed with the professionalism and expertise of these newcomers. Most have great skills to be successful.

However, I have noticed one area where new superintendents sometimes run into trouble: dealing with elected, mostly non-educator governing boards.