The New Superintendent's Toolbox
                          - materials and articles of interest to new Superinrendents of Schools

Also see: Transition to Superintendency Program  
Also see: Preparing for Superintendency Toolbox

After Getting the Superintendency and Prior to Starting
Entry Plans
     Use of an Entry Plan - JMM     
     Sample Entry Plans:
        - Example #1 - Ralph Kerr
        - Example #2   pdf only
        - Example #3 - Tom Mele
        - Example #4   pdf only
        - Example #5   pdf only
        - Example #6   pdf only
        - Example #7   pdf only
        - Example #8   pdf only
     "Starting Confused: How Leaders Start When They Don't Know Where to Start"
         - Jentz and Murphy, Phi Delta Kappan, June 2005
Focus of Superintendent Efforts - NYSCOSS  pdf only 
Getting Organized - JMM
Getting Started List  (14 pages) - JMM  pdf only
          - General Guidance and More
"The Classic Mistakes of New Superintendents" - AASA article 
         - Kerrins and Cushing, The School Administrator, February 2001
          -  Seven classic mistakes and six excellent strategies provide direction

When New in the Superintendency
    Establishing the Second Contract with the Board of Education
       "A Board Member's Ten Commandments" - Unknown
        "A Superintendent's Ten Commandments" - Unknown
        Boardmanship - Unknown
        Five Filters for Decisions
            Gary Worden and Waneta Griffin
        Productive Board of Education Activities - JMM
        Template for Clarifying Roles of the Board of Education and
           the Superintendent of Schools - pdf only
    Personal Problems Affecting the Superintendent -JMM
    "Seven Surprises for School Leaders" 
         Patrick F. Bassett, NAIS, reprinted with permission
    Superintendent's Annual Calendar  - JMM - pdf only
    Superintendent's Annual Fiscal Calendar - JMM - pdf only
    Superintendent's Calendar of Standard Monthly and Quarterly Reports - JMM
    Superintendent and School Law - JMM
       Law-related resources a new superintendent should have (diagram) - pdf only 
       Attorney Involvement - pdf only      
    Superintendent Networks - - Information - Advice - Support - Feedback
   What Superintendents Read - JMM

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