Superintendent As Civic Leader: Stewarding the Future of Public Education

An evidence-based guide for educational leaders who want to make positive change for our nation's youth, with an original, in-depth look at the political role of superintendents The superintendent's role looks different today.What was once viewed as an organizational leadership role is now understood as a civic leadership role, which requires unique political expertise.Superintendent as Civic Leader introduces an original framework for superintendents that will help them develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to successfully perform as educational leaders in their local communities. In this book, the editors argue that understanding and dealing with complex political situations requires attention to three axes: the micro (understanding and navigating self), the meso (understanding and navigating the local community), and the macro (understanding and navigating the state and national context).With field-tested guidance from a collective made up of superintendents from