Working Toward Success : Board and Superintendent Interactions, Relationships, and Hiring Issues - Amy E. Van Deuren

Working Toward Success

Board and Superintendent Interactions, Relationships, and Hiring Issues

By: Amy E. Van Deuren (Editor), Thomas F. Evert (Editor), Bette A. Lang (Editor)

Paperback | 10 February 2016

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The importance of positive board/superintendent relationships cannot be understated. The need to balance competing political pressures to create the best possible learning opportunities for students is ever present. Most importantly, board/superintendent relationships should be cultivated with openness and transparency among each other and the public.

This book is a resource for both board members and superintendents, and explores issues related to the board/superintendent relationship and superintendent hiring practices. The book includes contributions from experienced and new superintendents and board members on a wide range of topics that boards and superintendents must navigate together successfully in order to move districts in a positive direction for students, staff, parents, and communities.

This book is unique in that the intended audience is both boards and superintendents. It isnot a resource wherein "experts" tell board members how they should conduct board business, nor a resource that informs superintendents how to "manage" school boards. Instead, the book promotes and encourages a productive working relationship and partnership that moves school districts forward in a positive manner.
Industry Reviews
Hiring a Superintendent is, arguably, the most important role of any Board. But it's only the first step. Building and maintaining a positive and purposeful relationship is critical to success. Evert, Lang and Van Deuren offer plenty of practical advice to help Boards navigate this work. A great resource. -- Lori Soifer, trustee, Birmingham Public School Board of Education, Birmingham, MI
As a tenured superintendent anticipating retirement within the next two years, I find this book to be a phenomenal resource for my board and administrative team as they begin to plan the transition process for a new superintendent. Aspiring superintendents will want this book to guide them as they test the waters of high-level educational leadership. -- Ronald J. Walsh, EdD, superintendent, Elk Mound Area School District, Elk Mound, WI; Wisconsin 2014 Superintendent of the Year
As director of an educational leadership program for Ed. D. candidates, I always encourage our students and faculty to carefully examine relevant issues pertaining to board member/superintendent interactions. This text will help both school board members and superintendents work together successfully within the authors' three R's - reasons, responsibilities, and roles. The inclusion of generational traits in discussing professional dialog, and including a focus on unanticipated departures and interim leadership make it unique. This book can serve a number of purposes including training topics for board members and superintendents as well as a resource book for leadership classes. I am especially impressed with the extensive research completed to address these topics. -- Peter Burke, PhD, director doctoral program, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
In my fifteen years as a district superintendent I have seen great boards of education survive bad superintendents but I rarely see great superintendents survive a bad board. This book outlines what is rarely explored, the work that is necessary for both sides to carry out the mission of educating our children. The authors provide a research based approach applied through their practical experience of sitting in both chairs. Well worth the read. -- Donald Schlomann, PhD, superintendent, St. Charles Unit Community School District 303, St. Charles, IL

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