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| American School Board Journal | 5 |
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| Esparo, Louis J. | 1 |
| Heller, Robert W. | 1 |
| Herman, Jerry J. | 1 |
| Joines, Richard C. | 1 |
| Krinsky, Ira W. | 1 |
| Rader, Robert | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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| Policymakers | 4 |
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Herman, Jerry J.; Heller, Robert W. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Outlines the steps boards should follow in doing a search for hiring a new superintendent. (MD)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Board of Education Policy, Consultants
Krinsky, Ira W. – American School Board Journal, 1992
The president of a search firm that recruits administrators for school systems and colleges offers boards suggestions for developing systematic search and selection procedures to obtain the best available superintendent for their school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Berkley, Bert – American School Board Journal, 1999
School boards are responsible for assessing candidates for the superintendency and should approach this task the same way a business does. For all candidates: interview several times, examine their history, check their credentials, and arrange for a psychological assessment. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews
Joines, Richard C. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes the use of an assessment center in evaluating candidates during a search for a new superintendent. Includes a brief article that points out the problems in using assessment centers for hiring evaluations. (MD)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews
Esparo, Louis J.; Rader, Robert – American School Board Journal, 2001
Local, regional, and state agencies must examine the superintendent shortage and determine who should address and resolve it. Boards should consider reviewing school-system governance, examine accountability issues, consider redefining and reconstituting the superintendency, address preparation program deficiencies, and identify talented leaders…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
