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The American School Superintendent: Leading in an Age of Pressure » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of The American School Superintendent: Leading in an Age of Pressure by Gene R. Carter

Authors: Gene R. Carter
ISBN-13: 9780787907990, ISBN-10: 0787907995
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: February 1997
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Gene R. Carter

GENE R. CARTER is executive director of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He is also a former school superintAndent and has won numerous awards in leadership. WILLIAM G. CUNNINGHAM is professor of educational leadership at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and is a national consultant in educational leadership and innovation.

Book Synopsis

"If every school board member and every superintAndent read The American SuperintAndent we'd be a long way toward building the team structure we need to guide American schools."
Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association

	Foreword
	Preface
	The Authors
	The Superintendents
1	Changing Conditions and Rising Expectations	3
2	The Superintendent's Changing Role	21
3	Negotiating Community Politics and Controversy	39
4	Responding to Reform Goals and Mandates	65
5	Doing More with Less: The Fiscal Crunch	83
6	Resolving Conflicts with Boards	92
7	Coping with Daily Crises	108
8	The Personal and Professional Toll	120
9	Building Community Alliances	139
10	Developing District Capacity	157
11	Motivating Systemic Change	178
12	Creating Innovative Schools	197
13	Harnessing the Benefits of Technology	218
14	The Superintendent of the Future	236
App. A	Superintendent Responsibilities	243
App. B	Common Ground for Improvement of Public Education	245
App. C	Campaign for Reform of Central Office Functions	247
	Bibliography	249
	Acknowledgments	263
	Index	265