Average Superintendent Tenure About 6 Years
May 9, 2018
By: Roger Riddell
Source: Education Dive
Dive Brief:
- A new report from The Broad Center, “Hire Expectations: Big-district superintendents stay in their jobs longer than we think,” examined data from the nation’s 100 largest school districts over 15 years to find that the average superintendent’s tenure is actually about six years, as opposed to the commonly cited three.
- Additionally, the data reinforce that women are underrepresented in the superintendency, and their tenures average around 15 months shorter than those of males.
Dive Insight
- The length of a person’s tenure is a surface-level attribute of a deeper concern, however: a lack of consistent vision that breeds positive impact. On a base level, it’s problematic if educators adjust to one leader’s vision for the district if that person leaves just as plans are coming to fruition and someone with an altogether new vision replaces them.