How to Keep Your Superintendent
- Kathie Schwartz
- Feb 14, 2023
- 1 min read
First, we want to emphasize that a superintendent’s relationship with the school board is vital. Every single variable we analyzed that was related to a superintendent’s relationship with the board was statistically significant, even when including other variables such as superintendent gender or size of the district. Superintendents who said they were satisfied with their board relationship or who said that this relationship was positive were more likely to stay. Superintendents who viewed school board member behavior as an asset were more likely to stay. Superintendents who had a high-performance rating by the board were more likely to stay. School boards that tended to approve the superintendent’s recommendations had superintendents who were more likely to stay. And finally, superintendents who perceived that the board approved of their decisions were more likely to stay.
