There is no greater responsibility than this. A Superintendent’s tasks are always in a state of flux. Local school governance teams, BYOD, and flipped classrooms, personal learning are changing our paradigms. We must remember: Today's only constant is change. Equally, school systems must accomplish more with less. There will be many unexpected challenges as dynamic school systems evolve around the restraints of shrinking budgets and high expectations. We must constantly explore new and creative ways of maintaining a high level of training for existing employees and future employees. Expectations must always be lofty. However, our primary mission of supporting students cannot fluctuate, and our loyalty to our students must never sway nor flounder. A student centered Superintendent must set directions by charting a clear course that everyone understand, establishing high expectations and using data to …show more content…
But organizational conditions sometimes blunt or wear down educators’ good intentions and actually prevent the use of effective practices. In some contexts, for example, high-stakes testing has encouraged a drill-and-practice form of instruction among teachers who are perfectly capable of developing deep understanding on the part of their students.
Successful educational leaders develop their districts and schools as effective organizations that support and sustain the performance of administrators and teachers, as well as students. Specific practices typically associated with this set of basics include strengthening district and school cultures, modifying organizational structures and building collaborative processes. Such practices assume that the purpose behind the redesign of organizational cultures and structures is to facilitate the work of organizational members and that