Leadership

5 leaders share their uplifting secrets to self-care

Self-care for Superintendent Cary Holman means remembering his "why" as an educator. Wellness for Superintendent of Minerva Garcia-Sanchez is all about taking care of her employees.

Female leaders are now taking the helm of several districts

Interim superintendents in South Carolina, Illinois and New Jersey were promoted to the full-time position in another busy week of hiring.

‘No big deal’: How one superintendent is embracing AI

"Kids are already using it," Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez says. "To them, it's no big deal. It's us making a big deal of it, and causing it to be more than it really is."

4 new education books that should be on your reading list

To save some time on the whole "what book should I read next" part of the equation, District Administration will regularly scour the latest releases to bring you our most well-informed recommendations.

Here are the 5 P’s of leadership succession planning

Ensuring that you are always able to look to “the next person up” is an adaptive challenge, requiring both strategic thinking and culture change.

Bias is still a big obstacle for women in K12 leadership

A new survey reveals that these leaders "nearly universally experience gender-based bias that impacts their ability to do their job, how they feel about their work, and their overall well-being."

Fresh perspectives: The latest round of newly installed superintendents are first-timers

K12 leaders are switching places but a majority of the new hires in about a dozen districts are getting their first chance at the top spot.

Running the rec department is a big reward for one superintendent

"It's a perfect setup," Waterford Graded School District Superintendent Tony Spence says. "It’s not just an outreach to members of the community who are already in the schools, it’s an outreach to those who are beyond."

‘Talking Out of School’ podcast: Here comes the 100 Superintendent March

In this episode, three superintendents describe how they will "represent marginalized communities as well as all communities across the U.S." when they make their voices heard at the White House and in Congress next week.

New group of superintendent hires reflects diversity—to a degree

Administrators from underrepresented groups and women are stepping up but white men continue to represent the majority of new superintendents picked by school boards. 

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