Turnover at the Top
Superintendent Vacancies and the Urban School
Seiten
2006
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-57886-482-9 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-57886-482-9 (ISBN)
More than ever before, urban school districts are changing leaders at an alarming rate which makes it difficult for city schools to find stability. Turnover at the Top examines both the reasons for this turnover and its ramifications.
Leadership turnover in America's largest school districts has increased so rapidly that the average urban superintendent tenure is roughly 2 years. Because many urban superintendents are hired knowing that they will either be terminated or forced to resign in a short period of time, this cycle has created a class of superintendents who leap around the country from job to job, with no real ties to the communities they serve. So why are big-city superintendents seemingly always on the hot seat? Urban superintendents regularly face vast academic, funding, and socioeconomic challenges, and school boards find it much easier to change the coach than to change the players. Turnover at the Top examines various reasons for this frequent turnover, as well and its ramifications. It includes first-hand accounts from parents, school board members, and urban superintendents and will be of great interest to administrators, elected officials, and superintendents.
Leadership turnover in America's largest school districts has increased so rapidly that the average urban superintendent tenure is roughly 2 years. Because many urban superintendents are hired knowing that they will either be terminated or forced to resign in a short period of time, this cycle has created a class of superintendents who leap around the country from job to job, with no real ties to the communities they serve. So why are big-city superintendents seemingly always on the hot seat? Urban superintendents regularly face vast academic, funding, and socioeconomic challenges, and school boards find it much easier to change the coach than to change the players. Turnover at the Top examines various reasons for this frequent turnover, as well and its ramifications. It includes first-hand accounts from parents, school board members, and urban superintendents and will be of great interest to administrators, elected officials, and superintendents.
Bruce Buchanan has covered K-12 education as a journalist for 10 years, 6 of those years at News & Record in Greensboro, North Carolina. He now works a freelance writer.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Miami
Chapter 2 Have Briefcase, Will Travel
Chapter 3 Urban Challenges
Chapter 4 Dealing With the Boss
Chapter 5 Playing Politics
Chapter 6 At the Bargaining Table
Chapter 7 Community Relations
Chapter 8 The Unblinking Eye
Chapter 9 Picking Up the Pieces
Chapter 10 Left Behind
Chapter 11 The Superhero Superintendent
Chapter 12 Soaring Salaries
Chapter 13 Finding the Right Fit
Chapter 14 Burnout
Chapter 15 Miami: Year 1
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.9.2006 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-57886-482-8 / 1578864828 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-57886-482-9 / 9781578864829 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
ihr individueller Weg: von der Themensuche zum Doktortitel
Buch | Softcover (2025)
UTB (Verlag)
CHF 26,45
Einführung in die Theorie transformatorischer Bildungsprozesse
Buch | Softcover (2023)
Kohlhammer (Verlag)
CHF 47,60
