Navigating the Superintendency: Lessons from the Field on Increasing Longevity and Success

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This book will leverage the extant literature and wisdom of 19 veteran, successful superintendents who have served for five or more consecutive years in a district wherein a majority of the schools under their direction are meeting or exceeding the states expectations for student performance. The target audience would be novice (i.e., those with less than three years of experience) and veteran superintendents, especially those who are desiring more stability and seeking improved outcomes. Professors of educational leadership/superintendent preparation programs and aspiring (doctoral students in particular) will also find the book to be of interest of them. Through structured interviews, the authors have identified lessons, skills, practices and dispositions that have led to successful outcomes, all of which could have a positive impact on the readers longevity and overall efforts to support their students, staff, and communities in quality ways.

Author Bio

Dr. Derrick D. Jordan is currently Deputy State Superintendent for the Educator and Student Advancement Division at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With over 25 years of experience in the educational area, Dr. Jordan has also served as an assistant state superintendent, superintendent, clinical assistant professor, assistant superintendent, curriculum director, high school principal, assistant principal, and teacher. He has also co-authored a variety of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters devoted to educational leadership and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Scholarship and Practice.
Dr. Dionne V. McLaughlin is an Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University. She is a British-born Black Jamaican American educator who is an experienced bilingual elementary and high school principal, former Lexington High School Associate Principal, and former METCO Director in Wellesley and Scituate, Massachusetts. She has a Masters from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Doctorate from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.