Title | Superintendent Performance Evaluation: Current Practice and Directions for Improvement [electronic resource] / edited by I. Carl Candoli, Karen Cullen, Daniel L. Stufflebeam |
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Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1997 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5356-0 |
Descript | XXVII, 289 p. online resource |
1 Introduction -- Context and Definitions -- Book Overview -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Conceptual Framework -- The Need for Consensus -- Administrator Competencies -- Generic Administrator Duties -- The Personnel Evaluation Standards -- The Evaluation Process -- 4 The Superintendency -- History -- Transition to an Industrial Society -- The Era of Scientific Management -- The Human Relations Approach -- The Behavioral School of Management -- Evolution of the Position -- Entry Requirements: Evaluation by Credential -- Duties of the Superintendent -- Administrative Skills Defined -- Functions of the Office of Superintendent -- Superintendent Contract and Tenure -- 5 Literature Review Findings -- What is the Extent and Frequency of Superintendent Performance Evaluation? -- What are the Purposes of Superintendent Performance Evaluation? -- What Criteria are Used to Evaluate Superintendents and Who Establishes These Criteria? -- What Methods are Used to Evaluate Superintendent Performance? -- Who Conducts Superintendent Evaluations and How Well Qualified Are They to Perform This Function? -- What Other Stakeholder Groups Provide Input Into the Evaluation Process? -- What is the Importance of Superintendent Performance Evaluation for the Effectiveness of the Superintendency and/or the School System? -- Summary of the Literature Review Findings -- 6 Description and Assessment of Superintendent Evaluation Models -- Board Judgment/Traditional Approach -- Descriptive Narrative Reports -- Formative Exchanges About Performance -- Stakeholder Evaluation -- Printed Rating Forms -- Report Cards -- Management by Objectives -- Performance Contracting -- Duties/Responsibilities-Based Evaluation -- Superintendent Portfolio -- Student Outcome Measures -- School and District Accreditation -- 7 An Emerging Model for Superintendent Evaluation -- Draft of an Improved Model -- Tasks in the Evaluation Process -- Grounding Evaluation in Communication -- Keying Evaluation to the Duties of the Superintendency -- Proposed General and Illustrative Specific Duties of Superintendents -- General Framework to Guide Collection and Use of Information for Evaluating Superintendent Performance -- Putting the Pieces Together -- Implementing the Model Within Normal School Year Calendars -- Superintendent/Board Interactions in the Context of an Annual Evaluation Calendar -- Main Superintendent/Board Performance Evaluation Activities in Each Quarter -- Differentiating Board and Superintendent Responsibilities for Superintendent Performance Evaluation -- Managing the Evaluation Process -- Concluding Comments -- Appendices