Question #34 – Is Your Board Ready to Hire the Next Superintendent?

(49 Questions to Ask Your Board) Prime evidence of flawed board governance has been high superintendent turnover. Between 1994 and 2004, 35 urban districts serving near 11 million students appointed 135 superintendents and interim superintendents. These turnovers usually resulted in further destabilizing districts desperately attempting to raise test scores and meet state standards. ― Thomas Glass1 If we are to judge its success a hiring process that ends with candidate selection and contract signature ends too soon. Many boards are Read More …