Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency [Hardcover]

Focused on the particular needs of superintendents of districts of fewer than ten thousand students, the chapters teach students critical frameworks for thinking through and addressing the problems and practices superintendents encounter daily, allowing them to form a detailed and practical understanding of administration and leadership.1. Introduction; Michele Acker-Hocevar, Adrienne E. Hyle, Gary Ivory, and Rhonda McClellan 2. Developing a Leadership Platform; Gary Ivory 3. Pursuing a Vision on Which There is Disagreement; William G. Ruff and Sharon Gieselmann 4. District Superintendents as Instructional Leaders?; Thomas L. Alsbury and Kathryn S. Whitaker 5. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Can Using Transformational Leadership and Mindfulness Theory Help You Make the Right Ones?; Teena McDonald 6. Complexity Theory, Networking, and the Work of Small District Superintendents; Corrie Stone-Johnson 7. Generational Diversity and Feminist Epistemology for Building Inclusive, Democratic, Collaborative Community; Deb Touchton and Michele Acker-Hocevar 8. Promoting the Success of Every Student with Integrity, Fairness, and in an Ethical Manner: What if the Way Is Not Clear?; Gary Ivory, Crist?bal Rodr?guez, and Rhonda McClellan 9. Political Perspectives on Resource Allocation in Rural School Districts; Chad R. Lochmiller 10. Which Superintendent is Best-Equipped for the Competing Demands of a District?; Susan Printy 11. The Self and Leader Expertise; Rhonda McClellan, Gary Ivory, and Adrienne E. Hyle

Today's superintendent has one of the hardest jobs in America. You're on an island all by yourself at times. At the same time, public education is under more scrutiny that ever before. What Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency does is provide real-life scenarios and a multitude of perspectives to help new and aspiring superintendents grow and thrive on the job and ultimately become educational thought leaders. Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director, AASls: