August 27 - Meet at the Columbus Center at 5:00 P.M.
- Introductions
- Overview of the course and the use of WebCt and Horizon Wimba
- Why do you want to be a superintendent?
- Review the historical perspective of the school superintendency.
- What Motivates Someone to Become a Superintendent?
- Review OSBA's web site.
- Review BASA's web site.
September 10 - The Leadership Role
of the School Superintendent in a Changing School
Environment - Class Conducted Through the Online Chat Room via Horizon
Wimba at 5:00 P.M.
Read: Superintendents for the 21st Century: It's
Not Just a Job, It's a Calling.
- Review of course outline.
- Discussion of the 21st Century article.
Week of September 17 - Threaded
Discussion with Reaction to the Myths of
the Superintendency Article
Read: Myths of the Superintendency.
- Questions will be posted on Monday.
- Each student is to participate in the threaded discussion.
September 24 -
You as the
Superintendent - Meet at the Columbus Center at 5:00 P.M.
Read: The New Superintendent: Challenges at
Florence High School.
- Discussion of the superintendency as a career.
- Top Ten Reasons to Become a
School Superintendent.
- Getting Through the First Year.
- What will I be like as a superintendent?
- What is expected by boards of education?
- Change Style Indicator.
- Teaming experience.
October 1 - The School Superintendent and Politics
Read: The Residency Dilemma.
Read: Articles pertaining to
navigating the political landscape of the school superintendent.
October 8 - Superintendent Leadership in Educational Planning and
Curriculum Instruction - Class
Conducted Through the Online Chat Room via Horizon Wimba at 5:00 P.M.
Read: John Kotter's "The Eight Stage Process of Creating
Major
Changes.
Review: ODE'S
information
on continuous improvement planning. Check to see if your school
district
is online.
Assignment: Continuous Improvement Plan review.
- Discussion will be on the reading and the CIP assignment.
October 15 - Study Group Work on the Case Study Problem at 5:00 P.M.
- I will visit with you in the
chat rooms while you work on your case study problem.
Week of October 22 - Threaded
Discussion of a Case Study Problem
- Case study questions will be posted on Monday.
- Bring out leadership qualities needed to solve the case study
problem.
- Every student is to participate in the threaded discussion.
October 29 - The Culture and Community - Meet at the Columbus Center
at 5:00 P.M.
Read: Case study work: The
Transformation of the Role of School
Superintendents: Creating a
Community of Learners.
Read: Community Relations.
Assignment: Diagram of
your community power structure.
- Leadership in a culture of change.
- Bob Lutz's and Jim McCann's work.
- Discussion of power and community power structures.
- Student's present a diagram of their community power structure.
- Here from a practicing superintendent.
November 5 - The Importance of
a Positive Working Relationship Between the
School Superintendent and the Board of Education
View: OSBA
video on Superintendent - Board Relationship - Go to page 5.
Assignment: Board of education agenda assignment.
Assignment: Board of education member interview assignment.
November 12 - School District Governance and Policy Development
Read: THE
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES of school boards and superintendents.
Read: Governance
Matrix
Read: .K-12 Governance
Structures Database
November 19 - Superintendent
Interview
Assignment: Superintendent
Interview.
November 26 - School Facilities
Review: Ohio School
Facility Commission's web site
Read: Selecting
an Architect.
December 3 - School Finance
Review: Legislative Service Commission's Web
Site.
Review: Implementing
and Funding the Basket: The Next Steps
Review: History
of
Lottery Transfers to Education.
Review:
SF-3 School Foundation Program
Assignment: Find your school district and do a Peer
Review.
Examine the data by following the
relevant links. Compare your district's revenues and expenditures to
the average of the peer districts.
December 10 - Case Study
Presentations - Meet at the Columbus Center at 5:00 P.M.
- Study groups present answers to the case study questions.