If You Ax the Superintendent, Don't Chop Off Your Vital Options.

Zakariya, Sally Banks

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ERIC Number: EJ306713

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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If You Ax the Superintendent, Don't Chop Off Your Vital Options.

Zakariya, Sally Banks

American School Board Journal, v171 n11 p23-27 Nov 1984

The employment contract is the key item in superintendent firing, and thus, it should include provisions for termination. Terminations can misfire if the board does not carry out contractual obligations. Eight points of advice are included for boards that are contemplating firing a superintendent. (MD)

Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Boards of Education, Contracts, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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