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Direct linkKelleher, Paul – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
In her first year as superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools, Beverly Hall encountered what she describes as the nearly universal disbelief that poor children of color can achieve high levels of learning. This chapter recounts how she confronted this and other obstacles and challenges as the new leader of the Atlanta Public Schools. Hall is…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Group Children, Student Diversity
Kelleher, Paul – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
In Greenwich now for 3 years, Larry Leverett is making the transition from a career in urban schools to educational leadership in a suburban environment. This chapter describes his recruitment to the position, his personal struggle about leaving urban for suburban education, his adaptation to Greenwich, and the surprises, controversies, and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Organization, Instructional Leadership, Suburbs
Kelleher, Paul – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
The Sunnyside Independent School District Board of Education selected Dr. Juan Martinez (pseudonym) as its new superintendent of schools by an unusually cohesive 7-0 vote in 2002. In describing the superintendent search, the local paper characterized the board as highly politicized and often divisive. So the board's unanimity in appointing Juan to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Superintendents, Personnel Selection, Leadership Qualities
