The First-Year Experiences of Successful Superintendents

By (author) Kerry Roberts, Shellie L. Hanna, Sid T. Womack

Publication date:

01 March 2012

Length of book:

140 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

229x159mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781610487085

These qualitative case studies give the prospective superintendent a real-life look at life on the other side of the district CEO’s desk. Two dozen superintendents reflect upon their first challenges and growth opportunities that arose during that all-important first year. They tell it like it is, no sugar-coating. The experiences they listed, in each of the 13 chapters, are invaluable to new or beginning superintendents. This book is also helpful for the superintendent mentor as they assist new superintendents in being successful.
The First-Year Experiences of Successful Superintendents by Kerry Roberts, Shellie L. Hanna, and Sid T. Womack is a must read for aspiring educational leaders who want to become superintendents and for novice superintendents. This book is written from a practitioner’s perspectives and includes professional day-to-day experiences of superintendents from conducting their first board meeting and to receiving their first formal summative evaluation. The reader is able to apply the contents of this book to his or her daily practices by engaging in reflective activities. Last, but certainly not least, this book addresses the personal characteristics and traits of successful superintendents. These personality traits are couched in the 4H’s of leadership. The reader will discover how the 4H’s of leadership such as hustle, heart, humor, and humility, illuminates the dispositions of successful superintendents.