Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition
Too often, new superintendents—even if they have succeeded in other administrative positions—can undermine their successes by making critical novice mistakes, such as failing to recognize political stumbling blocks or unintentionally inviting school board member micromanagement. Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition provides novice superintendents with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their new roles. Thomas Kersten, a highly experienced school administrator with eleven years of superintendent experience, shares the most practical and useful strategies that will help new superintendents optimize their early successes. Guiding beginning superintendents throughout their telling first year, Kersten’s professional advice will shorten the office’s initial learning curve, guarantee a smooth transition into this role, and set a foundation of professional skills upon which superintendents will build their careers.
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Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition
Too often, new superintendents—even if they have succeeded in other administrative positions—can undermine their successes by making critical novice mistakes, such as failing to recognize political stumbling blocks or unintentionally inviting school board member micromanagement. Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition provides novice superintendents with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their new roles. Thomas Kersten, a highly experienced school administrator with eleven years of superintendent experience, shares the most practical and useful strategies that will help new superintendents optimize their early successes. Guiding beginning superintendents throughout their telling first year, Kersten’s professional advice will shorten the office’s initial learning curve, guarantee a smooth transition into this role, and set a foundation of professional skills upon which superintendents will build their careers.
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Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition

Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition

by Thomas Kersten
Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition

Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition

by Thomas Kersten

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Overview

Too often, new superintendents—even if they have succeeded in other administrative positions—can undermine their successes by making critical novice mistakes, such as failing to recognize political stumbling blocks or unintentionally inviting school board member micromanagement. Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition provides novice superintendents with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their new roles. Thomas Kersten, a highly experienced school administrator with eleven years of superintendent experience, shares the most practical and useful strategies that will help new superintendents optimize their early successes. Guiding beginning superintendents throughout their telling first year, Kersten’s professional advice will shorten the office’s initial learning curve, guarantee a smooth transition into this role, and set a foundation of professional skills upon which superintendents will build their careers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610484374
Publisher: R&L Education
Publication date: 05/24/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 132
File size: 312 KB

About the Author

Thomas A. Kersten is an Associate Professor Emeritus in educational leadership at Roosevelt University in Chicago and Schaumburg, Illinois. He has served as an Illinois school administrator for twenty-eight years in the roles of assistant principal, elementary school principal, middle school principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. He is also the author of Stepping into Administration: How to Succeed in Making the Move, which focuses on helping new administrators make the transition from teaching to school administration successfully.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface: Making the Decision to Seek the Superintendency
Acknowledgments
1Assessing Your Fit for the Superintendency
2Looking Before You Leap
3Getting Off to a Successful Start
4Establishing Your Leadership
5Working Effectively with the School Board
6Establishing Relationships Within the School District
7Building Relationships Outside the School District
8Making Personnel Selection and Evaluation Top Priorities
9Avoiding the Most Critical Leadership Mistakes
10Managing School District Financial Resources
11Working Smarter, Not Harder
Closing Thoughts
References
About the Author

What People are Saying About This

Joseph Pacha

Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition is a must read for anyone contemplating the position of superintendent of schools. Dr. Kersten has clearly laid out significant issues anyone considering the superintendency must consider. This easy to read, but comprehensively constructed dialogue will give any superintendent candidate great insights and much to consider about the issues superintendents face before starting to build a foundation for success in superintendency.

Don White

Accepting the position of superintendent is an awesome responsibility that requires administrators to make important decisions while learning on the job! Dr. Tom Kersten made the work of being a superintendent much easier by providing a compilation of practical ideas on key aspects of being a successful superintendent.While it is a great resource for administrators new to the position, it is also a great reference for veteran superintendents.Moving into the Superintendency: How to Succeed in Making the Transition offers many practical tips and ideas from a veteran, trusted colleague.A quick read that provides valuable information for all superintendents.

Brent Clark

Tom Kersten has succinctly captured the essential elements of not only making the personal assessment of whether to assume the superintendency, but has also fairly laid out the requisite dimensions of successful leadership from relationships to personnel, finance and decision-making. This book is a very solid read for any administrator giving consideration to or in the process of 'Moving into the Superintendency.'

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