Preparing for the Superintendency Toolbox
- materials and articles of interest to school administrators preparing to become Superintendent of Schools
Also see: Readiness for the New York School Superintendency
Also see: Applying for the New York School Superintendency
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Transition to Superintendency Program
Also see: Superintendent Development Program
"Experience vs. Potential:
Hiring Superintendents in a Tight Market"
By William D. Silky, Ed.D.,
Professor of Educational Administration
Dynamics of Career Transition (in PDF only)
By James M. Merrins, Ed.D., Educational Support Services
"Advice to the Job-Seeking Superintendents" (in PDF)
By art Stellar, AASA, October 2010, Number 9, Vol.67
"The Changing Rules of the Superintendency Hunt" (in PDF)
By art Stellar, AASA, October 2010, Number 9, Vol.67
Your Readiness for the Superintendency
"Readiness for the Superintendency..." workshop >> HERE
Scanning a School District
"The School District Scan" Overview - (only in PDF)
By James M. Merrins, Ed.D., Educational Support Services
Sample District Scan Template - (only in PDF)
Example of a High Quality District Scan - (only in PDF)
Notes on a District Scan
Interviewing for a Superintendency
Superintendent Interview Questions
Sample
1 Questions 
Sample
2 Questions 
Sample
3 Questions 
Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions - Article (in PDF)
By Buchanan and Roberts, Southeast Missouri University
Sample Public Session Interview Questions - (only in PDF)
By Board of Education, St. Paul, MN, November 2009
The Superintendent's Employment Contract
Reflections on the Superintendent's Employment Contract [NYS]

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