State of the Superintendency
Board Emphasis
School Administrator, April 2019


What roles do school boards want their superintendents to give the greatest emphasis to in their work?

According to AASA’s mid-decade national survey, the superintendents said their boards placed the highest emphasis on these responsibilities (in order beginning with the greatest): effective communicator, problem solver, fiscal oversight leader, operational manager and community leader.

The order largely did not vary by enrollment size of school district.

SOURCE: “Study of the American Superintendent: 2015 Mid-Decade Update.” Full report available from AASA.