Pathways to the School Superintendency

This book serves as a guide for anyone seeking to become a school superintendent. Principals emerge from the teaching ranks. Superintendents have often served as principals. But what is the most common career route to become a school superintendent? What is the fastest route to the superintendent position? Are there career paths that are more commonly followed by women or minorities? What do school boards look for when hiring a candidate? Do school boards prefer internal or external job candidates? From what type of religious, political and socio-economic backgrounds do most school superintendents come? If I am a teacher desiring to become a school superintendent, how do I get there? What types of positions would make me the most marketable candidate and thereby increase my chances of being hired as a school superintendent? This book answers those questions and many more regarding how to become a school superintendent. Pathways to the School Superintendency is a career planning resource for a wide variety of prospective school superintendents.