Motivation for the Position
Type:
Infographic
Topics:
Leadership Development,
School Administrator Magazine
November 01, 2018
State of the Superintendency

What factor is the leading motivator for an educator to become a superintendent? A nationwide survey of superintendents by identified this atop the list by a considerable margin: The opportunity to help students succeed.
A distant second
among the 851 respondents: Dedication to the school system.
Source
“Study of the American Superintendent: 2015 Mid-Decade Update,” a collaboration of and research partners Charol Shakeshaft (Virginia Commonwealth University), Margaret Grogan (Chapman University), Whitney Sherman (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Kerry Robinson (University of Tennessee, Knoxville).
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