State of the Superintendency VASS Annual Conference Hotel Roanoke May 6, 2013

Participation Rate One hundred thirty-three school superintendents in Virginia were ed invitations to participate in the survey. One hundred superintendents completed the survey, resulting in a 75% response rate. Three incomplete responses to the survey are included in the report as appropriate. © 2013 K12 Insight 2 Responding Group Number of Responses (n) Max Possible Responses (Nmax) Response Rate (%) Superintendents %

Board Tenure Typically, my Board of Education members serve: © 2013 K12 Insight 3

Board Meeting Frequency The number of times, on average, that my School Board meets for meetings or work sessions. © 2013 K12 Insight 4

Board Meeting Length The average length of a Board meeting including Closed Session is... © 2013 K12 Insight 5

Role of the Superintendent My Board sees the primary role of the superintendent to be in... © 2013 K12 Insight 6

Student Achievement and Testing Recently, the importance my community places on improving student achievement has: My community feels that there is too much emphasis placed on testing. © 2013 K12 Insight 7

Spending Reductions In the past three years, my district has curtailed spending in a way that has diminished our capacity to help all students reach high standards. © 2013 K12 Insight 8

Weekly Time Spent What percent of your week is spent on each of the following? © 2013 K12 Insight 9 AverageMedian Public Relations 15% Responding to concerns and issues of low priority but high demand 13%10% Board Meetings 12%10% Personnel Issues 12%10% Data-Driven Instruction 11%10% Curriculum 11%10% Media Relations 7%5% Legal Matters 7%5% Teacher Evaluation 5% College and Career Readiness 4%5% Teacher Association Issues 2%1%

Operating Budget Cuts Over the past four years, which areas of the Operating Budget have seen the largest cuts or reductions in funding? © 2013 K12 Insight 10 Note: Percentages added may exceed 100 since a participant may select more than one answer for this question.

Social Media Effect How has social media affected your role as Superintendent? © 2013 K12 Insight 11 Note: Percentages added may exceed 100 since a participant may select more than one answer for this question.

Job Satisfaction My position is more stressful than I expected. 12

Job Satisfaction Please rate your level of agreement. 13