1. What Every Superintendent Wants You to Know Panelist for Exceptional Practices for Middle Level Leaders - AMLE Webinars

2. “... walk on water and raise test scores!”

3. Five Things What Superintendents Want

4. Q: Is the principal able to cast a vision, communicate the vision to teachers and lead the staff and faculty effectively towards achieving the vision? 1. Leadership and Management

5. Q: is the principal one of my people or capable of becoming one of my people? 2. Loyalty

6. Q: Can the principal resolve problems before they reach the superintendent or board members? 3. Insulation

7. Q: can the principal increase student performance and academic achievement in their school? 4. Instructional Leadership

8. Q: can the principal appropriately represent the school system to parents, teachers, staff, students, business and community leaders, unions, community agencies, faith-based leaders and various ethnic constituencies? 5. Communication

9. Three Things What Principals Need

10. Q: will the superintendent promote, defend, and protect school board policy? 1. Advocacy

11. Q: will the superintendent tell the truth and expect principals to do the same? 2. Integrity

12. Q: will the superintendent be consistent with his decisions? 3. Consistency

13. Five More Things Absolutes and non-negotiables to build trust

14. Five Invite your superintendent to visit your school

15. Four Communicate with your superintendent on a consistent basis – be mindful of protocol

16. Agree that there should be NO surprises Three

17. Initiate conversations by asking the superintendent what’s important to them and how you can assist Two

18. One Send your superintendent a card on his/her birthday