Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction

   • Michele Acker-Hocevar, Adrienne E. Hyle, Gary Ivory, Rhonda McClellan

   Pages 1-14

3. Developing a Leadership Platform

   • Gary Ivory

   Pages 15-18

4. Pursuing a Vision on Which There Is Disagreement

   • Sharon Gieselmann, William G. Ruff

   Pages 19-33

5. District Superintendents as Instructional Leaders?

   • Thomas L. Alsbury, Kathryn S. Whitaker

   Pages 35-54

6. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Can Using Transformational Leadership and Mindfulness Theory Help You Make the Right Ones?

   • Teena McDonald

   Pages 55-71

7. Complexity Theory, Networking, and the Work of Small-District Superintendents

   • Corrie Stone-Johnson

   Pages 73-89

8. Generational Diversity and Feminist Epistemology for Building Inclusive, Democratic, Collaborative Community

   • Debra Touchton, Michele Acker-Hocevar

   Pages 91-111

9. Promoting the Success of Every Student with Integrity, with Fairness, and in an Ethical Manner: What If the Way Is Not Clear?

   • Gary Ivory, Cristóbal Rodríguez, Rhonda McClellan

   Pages 113-130

10. Political Perspectives on Resource Allocation in Rural School Districts

    • Chad R. Lochmiller

    Pages 131-151

11. Choosing a Superintendent: A Decision Framework

    • Susan Printy

    Pages 153-178

12. The Self and Leader Expertise

    • Rhonda McClellan, Gary Ivory, Adrienne E. Hyle

    Pages 179-195

13. Back Matter

    Pages 197-211

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Focused on the particular needs of superintendents of districts of fewer than ten thousand students, the chapters teach students critical frameworks for thinking through and addressing the problems and practices superintendents encounter daily, allowing them to form a detailed and practical understanding of administration and leadership.

• Superintendency Leadership Development
• community
• Diversity
• feminism
• Generation
• transformation

"Today's superintendent has one of the hardest jobs in America. You're on an island all by yourself at times. At the same time, public education is under more scrutiny that ever before. What Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency does is provide real-life scenarios and a multitude of perspectives to help new and aspiring superintendents grow and thrive on the job and ultimately become educational thought leaders." Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association

"A majority of the nation's school systems serve less than 1400 students and operate with limited human resources. Commonly, this reality has not received adequate attention in the profession's literature. For this reason, Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency is a unique and important contribution to the knowledge base, one that examines problems of practice through the eyes of small-district superintendents." - Theodore J. Kowalski, Professor and the Kuntz Family Endowed Chair, University of Dayton, USA

"Quandaries of the Small-District Superintendency promises to be an excellent teaching tool for those preparing for district-level (or even school-level) leadership roles. The text effectively marries the experiential realities of sitting district leaders with current national standards and expectations for effective educational leaders and with relevant theoretical perspectives of academicians. This integration provides rich teaching and learning opportunities for those aspiring to demanding and organizationally complex educational leadership roles." - Diana Pounder, Dean of the College of Education, University of Central Arkansas, USA

"This book offers valuable insights into the changing landscape of small district superintendents and validates the need to reestablish familiarity with their work. It is an important resource for university faculty and students as well as new and experienced administrators who will routinely face these issues. I recommend it enthusiastically." - Lars G. Björk, Professor of Educational Leadership Studies, University of Kentucky, USA

Thomas L. Alsbury, Seattle Pacific University, USA Sharon Gieselmann, University of Evansville, USA Chad Lochmiller, Indiana University, USA Teena McDonald, Washington State University, USA Susan Printy, Michigan State University, USA Cristóbal Rodríguez, Howard University, USA William G. Ruff, Montana State University, USA Corrie Stone-Johnson, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Debra Touchton, Stetson University, USA Katheryn S. Whitaker, University of Northern Colorado, USA

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