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Schwartz, Heather L.; Diliberti, Melissa Kay – RAND Corporation, 2023
How stressed are school superintendents? What are the reasons for their stress? To find out, authors surveyed 150 superintendents in American School District Panel member districts. In spring 2023, 79 percent of superintendents reported that their jobs were "often" or "always" stressful. Superintendents most commonly cited the…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Role, Stress Variables, Political Issues
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Elliott, Cynthia B.; Taylor, Denny – Educational Leadership, 2006
On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina and the floodwaters from the breeched levees destroyed all 14 schools in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. Although most residents had been evacuated before the hurricane hit, 1,500 men, women, and children rode out the storm in Chalmette High School. The district superintendent and the school leadership…
Descriptors: Weather, Natural Disasters, Administrator Role, School Community Relationship