
Strategic StaffingBY ANN B. CLARK The five tenets of Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s initiative that places the most skilled educators in the district’s schools with the most severe learning needs.
Leading the Wagon Train BY SUZANNE L. GIMENEZ A self-described take-charge principal details how she’s used strategic staffing to turn around a floundering school in Charlotte, N.C.
Turnaround Principal Competencies BY LUCY STEINER AND SHARON KEBSCHULL BARRETT Even the best principals may be thwarted in tough turnarounds by staff members or parents. How do you identify individuals with the leadership skills to persist in such cases?
Hiring for Attitude BY DAWN EGAMI HUCKABY Nevada’s Washoe County schools look beyond the credentials of prospective teachers to examine their behaviors, core beliefs and demonstration of those beliefs in a classroom setting.
Human Capital in Turnaround Schools BY KRISTEN FERRIS Success in recruiting top talent to the neediest schools and retaining them seems focused on changing working conditions, based on the experiences of three districts.

STARTING POINT Our magazine’s upcoming themes and how you can contribute.
BEST OF THE BLOGS Excerpts of six insightful blog postings by superintendents.
ETHICAL EDUCATOR Reserved for Heavy Hitters Coveted parking spaces for high-ranking officials only?
LEGAL BRIEF The Riskiness of Retaliation by Employers BY V. WAYNE YOUNG Whistle-blower protections apply to claims by district staff.
TECH LEADERSHIP What Superintendents Can Learn From Twitter BY DANIEL L. FRAZIER Messages of only 140 characters can effect significant change.
BOARD-SAVVY SUPERINTENDENT There’s Always the Next Board Election BY DONALD R. McADAMS A cozy board/superintendent relationship is overturned by a board election.
MY VIEW Imposing a Scarlet Letter on America’s Teachers BY CHARLES MARANZANO JR. A veteran superintendent wonders whether the publication of teachers’ individual performance ratings is intended to shame marginal teachers into higher levels of productivity.
MY VIEW The High-Flying Power of a Team BY MARY ALICE HEUSCHEL A rich metaphor in a superintendent’s 45-minute flight with the Blue Angels.
OUR VIEW Will Superintendent Talent Emerge From Conflict? BY PAUL D. KNOWLES AND GORDON A. DONALDSON JR. What becomes of the pipeline when candidates see the role as turbulent?

RESOURCE BANK A doctoral study on superintendents of color in addressing achievement of marginalized students.
WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK Author Harold Kwalwasser on "Why I Wrote ..." Renewal: Remaking America's Schools for the 21st Century.
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