Motivation for the Position

Type: Infographic
Topics: Leadership Development, School Administrator Magazine

November 01, 2018

State of the Superintendency
Leading Motivation

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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