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Download full textWright, Howell, Jr.; Harris, Sandra – Planning and Changing, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative, narrative study was to investigate the role of the superintendent in leading the district to be more culturally proficient, resulting in the narrowing of the achievement gap in culturally diverse small districts. Eight superintendents of small school districts were purposefully selected based on their district size…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Small Schools, Academic Achievement, School Districts
Direct linkHarris, Sandra; Irons, E. Jane; Crawford, Carolyn – Planning and Changing, 2006
Accountability and assessment are critical components to the success of schools today. As leaders of school districts, superintendents in Texas and across the nation are faced daily with meeting this challenge. While doing so, they must remember that their priority commitment is not to testing programs, but to helping children achieve.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Testing Programs
Harris, Sandra; Lowery, Sandra; Hopson, Michael; Marshall, Russell – Planning and Changing, 2004
The perception that superintendency is a difficult role to assume is reflective of the general feeling that the job of school superintendent is filled with external pressures often played out in the arena of public criticism. Considering that understanding the role of motivators and inhibitors in superintendency is important, this article examines…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Surveys, Case Studies, Perception
