The Impact of Superintendent Turnover on Student.
The superintendents who were surveyed and interviewed for this study overwhelming agree that the relationships with the school board largely determine the longevity of the superintendent. District success can be negatively impacted when the superintendent maintains a positive relationship with the board but is reluctant to make needed changes that may endanger those relationships.
This study addresses the issue of why some superintendents succeed while others do not. A comparison of responses from both long -term successful superintendents and selected school board members of districts who have experienced a high degree of turnover at the superintendent level was conducted. Both sets of data identified.
He lasted about as long as the average for superintendents in urban American school districts, a turnover rate that has been on the rise. While the churn reflects growing strains on leaders in the.
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine the factors that affect public school superintendent turnover in five western states. An explanatory theory was developed to cover all of the possible variables and show the relationship between those variables. The questions that guided this research study were: (1) What environmental factors influence the tenure of superintendents in.
THE EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY A thesis presented by John J. Antonucci to The School of Education In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the field of Education College of Professional Studies Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts.
Superintendent turnover in select New Jersey public school districts: Modifying effects of proposed state changes to governance and control on local leadership. Sherronda Oliver-Brown, University of Pennsylvania. Abstract. This study proposes to contribute a distinctive element in the research unique to the field of superintendent turnover studies.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the turnover of incumbent board members and turnover of the district's superintendent. Research questions asked were: 1.What are the turnover rates within five years for: a. superintendents? b. incumbent board members? c. superintendents when an incumbent board member fails to be reelected?