Getting Organized

ORDER of GETTING ORGANIZED

The following is a suggested order for getting organized as a new superintendent. Try to establish some of these before the official start on the job.

ORGANIZE YOURSELF
     Organize your personal life
     Organize your office
          Emergencies (usual and customary practice, chain of command)
          Paper Flow
                 Mail
                 Typing
                 Filing
          Requests/Problems
          Telephone (intercept)
          Financial Oversight
          Accessibility - Board, Community, Administrator, and Staff

ORGANIZE WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     Establish Working Relations and Rules
     Set Board Agenda Procedures

ORGANIZE INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
    Establish Administrator Relations
     Establish Staff Relations (and labor relations)
     Establish Business Administration and Administrator/Manager Relations
     Set Superintendent’s Areas of Responsibility

ORGANIZE RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY
     Set Patterns of Communication
     Meet with Key Community Leaders
     Set Patterns of Participation