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There are some excellent books on women in or aspiring to the superientendency – here’s one http://bit.ly/2lH3H1l by Margaret Grogran. 0000034759 00000 n Guilford County Schools Superintendent tweets female superintendent work environment is 'toxic and hostile' in North Carolina and nationwide 0000004404 00000 n All two hundred forty nine California female superintendents were mailed surveys, one hundred twelve responded. endobj 50% of the building leaders in my district are female. At the current rate of 0.7 percent increase in female superintendents annually, it will take about 77 years for women to no longer be underrepresented, according … 0 The 2020 study shows women of color represent almost 13% of all female superintendents, and men of color represent 7% of all male superintendents. What Does it Mean for Education. 0000001056 00000 n I am the first female superintendent in my district. Women historically hit a glass ceiling when trying to reach for a school district’s highest position. 87 0 obj 0000003682 00000 n Our country’s school leaders must work to be representative of the students they serve – it isn’t enough to recruit and retain more women without also ensuring we’re developing a truly diverse workforce. Where Are All The Female Superintendents? 88 0 obj A 10-year study by the AASA in 2000 showed the number of female superintendents in the U.S. had risen to 13.2% (Glass et al., 2000; Wesson & Marshall, 2012). The median age for female superintendents is 53, two years older than their male counterparts at 51. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[243.264 230.364 479.952 242.376]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> In May of 2013, all female superintendents in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia were invited to participate in the study. All the female superintendents stated they were value-driven, not event-driven leaders. Female superintendents across the state speak of the unique challenges they faced throughout their careers and take pride in setting examples … The most frequently mentioned concepts were focus, alignment of decisions with values, and the modeling of these values. endstream 0000022909 00000 n <>stream The majority of teachers (76 percent), too, identify as female. I had a husband who was willing to actively co-parent and work part-time when I went into my first principal ship. 91 0 obj <<080A3A4294AAB2110A00D08E26BFFC7F>]/Prev 472716>> 0000000016 00000 n 0000004984 00000 n H��T�n1��W��\X�z�N��ڃ����F�8�v��,�M��!�e�(Ό��l��m�����,{4�]���R����+��ѱoK+���G�|���d�Ī~1O���)9��~8��G���|�YbC��"��+��u�Oa 9$U��������1w��lNs���k �m�����+f���(=� E�� ��x BF=����4��Gz�@Z�� �"��7]�Yd�7a�U,���S^R�c����. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[393.498 646.991 540.0 665.009]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> In many Commonwealth countries, the full version is superintendent of police (SP).The rank is also used in most British Overseas Territories and in many former British colonies. All female superintendents interviewed reported high job satisfaction, and all except one agreed they would make the decision to seek leadership and superintendency again. Today is International Women’s Day, and while these survey results show progress from previous years, there’s significant room to grow in closing the school leadership gender gap. Even with a low response rate, these trends show growth year-over-year. endobj An invitation to participate, survey link, instructions, and a deadline for responses were emailed to all 123 female superintendents in those states. 0000002289 00000 n 85 0 obj xref All forty-three were contacted to participate in this study. Georgia School Superintendent Association 9 Jefferson Street Newnan, Ga 30263 Phone and Email PHONE: 678.857.3642 FAX: 678.857.3827 EMAIL JOHN ZAUNER EMAIL JOSH HOOPER EMAIL KEITH PORTER EMAIL TERRI DELOACH In 2000, AASA’s same survey showed just 13.2 percent of superintendents identified as female, compared to today’s nearly 24 percent. %%EOF <<>> <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 86.537 145.872 94.545]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> The interviews were conducted at locations chosen by the participants. State Governments Will Be Even More Partisan Post 2020. 0000001614 00000 n were forty-three Texas female superintendents with at least six years of tenure as superintendents in their district. Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leaders We are grateful for the sponsorship of our Premier School Solution Partner, Sourcewell, for helping make this program possible. endobj 92 0 obj All information you need for female superintendents. 93 0 obj endobj A reminder email was sent in June. 0000001635 00000 n The barriers perceived by the respondents to be statistically significant were: demands of family, lack of ability to relocate, and exclusion from the Good Old Boy Network . 0000003398 00000 n 0000022735 00000 n 0000006637 00000 n The AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leaders is a powerful vehicle to put female leaders in the driver's seat of their career. endobj School leaders of both genders are overwhelmingly white. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[145.74 211.794 242.16 223.806]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> This disparity reinforces gender wage gaps, and, as we’ve covered previously, this inequity of earnings follows female teachers into retirement. 0000007147 00000 n 0000008220 00000 n 0000013611 00000 n From Randi Weingarten to Betsy DeVos, to Michelle Rhee and Kaya Henderson, some of the biggest names in education policy on both sides of the aisle are women. External factors contributed to the development of self-sabotaging behaviors. superintendents in the U.S. in 1970 were female and all served in districts with fewer than 10,000 students (Wesson & Marshall, 2012). Additionally, while the federal government collects representative stats on teachers and principals, it does not do so on school district superintendents. I utilized Belenky et al.’s (1986) Women’s Ways of Knowing as a theoretical lens to understand how these women define their place in the world of educational leadership. 0000044257 00000 n The AASA’s What Does That Mean for Education? 0000008455 00000 n So while women make up the majority of the teacher workforce, they are vastly underrepresented in higher-paying leadership roles. In terms of median salary, men out-earn women in four out of five district bands – women pull ahead, and actually do especially well, in just one: districts serving 10,000 to 24,999 students. 0000003830 00000 n Vp�8,�Zc�D�b*��|�9=\d�P�Oӎ��|�=9��eF܎�|���� 2��"F9�Q+1�k��.\��_����QQ-9�KK-yJ���� I also felt the challenges along the way of sitting at the admin table in male-dominated meetings, being heard, and being stereotyped. 0000035184 00000 n <>stream Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Today, 102 of the 17,500 members of the GCSAA are female, according to Craig Smith, GCSAA communications director. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 617.094 279.12 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> All female superintendents interviewed reported high job satisfaction, and all except one agreed they would make the decision to seek leadership and superintendency again. Five responded to the request and agreed to be interviewed. While the majority of superintendent roles, and the higher salaries that come with them, go to men, it’s crucial to point out the discrepancies women of color face. American Association of School Administrators, The Day I Was Reminded LGBTQ Students Still Don’t Feel Safe in Schools, Deep into the new school year, we’re still missing a lot of students, Three Reasons to Move School Board Elections to November. I am not compliant, am willing to take risks, and saw opportunities to support educators and those they serve through an admin leadership role. Sixty- Some aspire to the superintendency. The statements on this blog are the views of the authors alone and should not be considered those of Bellwether Education Partners or of any others within the organization. While women may lead the classroom, too many are still shut out from the district. This was accomplished by reviewing Virginia Department of Education records, individual school division websites, and reviewing the annual editions of the Virginia Review Directory of State and Local Government Officials at the Library of Virginia. I had a superb male mentor early in my career who encouraged me. On average, women earn 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male peers. AASA's 2000 survey indicates that women are poorly positioned for superintendencies, lack appropriate credentials, have little fiscal management experience, eschew pursuit of superintendencies for personal reasons, face boards' reluctance to hire them, have higher teaching motivations than formerly, and enter the administrator preparation "pipeline" too late. 0000006070 00000 n 0000007675 00000 n Why am I here? Participants were female superintendents employed with a rural school district in Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 89 0 obj Despite dramatically outnumbering males in the teaching workforce, it takes women slightly longer to break into leadership, and they often enter the superintendent role with more work experience than men. I have seen of as my role to mentor and encourage females to lead as administrators. Still, state-based work, like this October Houston Chronicle piece as well as a November Education Week article delve into these trends further, with similar findings. 0000029256 00000 n endobj The same is true for New York state as a whole. 86 0 obj Salary discrepancies add another layer to this, too. Your insight is amazing. 0000002024 00000 n 1. Of the 54 districts in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, 16 districts, or 30%, are headed by female superintendents. 0000009781 00000 n Men of color represent just 5.5 percent of school leaders, while women of color, just 10.8 percent. 0000008834 00000 n But the second takeaway nuances the first: when seeking gender parity, the region of the country does matter. 0000034575 00000 n <> Generally, what people expect of female minority administrators is different from what they expect of male administrators of all ethnic groups, Bush found. However, the percentage of women who serve as superintendents is in stark contrast to the percentage of women in the teaching ranks. h�b```f``�``c`��� Ȁ ��@Q����r·�Ll��$H,���zL���axF����ֽ�M׮( �ϳT�V��23�U*oZ�=+*w�ǛU]ws?�6;}�����K��|���fX͢�Z��?�����_�;���Zk�^c�Hf&���`�h`� 9���A0��dRR� q;`�p$�(b A special thank you to the female superintendents who took my survey and conducted interviews in order to help us progress in adding more females to leadership positions. ��r�ߑ�K�����e�p����5�^�K�j$�i�Q��RB��?��;�y~~[8[�!6�y�-]�� � S� As a whole, people of color make up just 8.1 percent of district superintendents. Here are three takeaways on the state of female superintendents we can glean from the AASA’s 2016 survey: 2016 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study. Superintendent Directory listing all North Carolina Superintendents by first/last name. Women of color are especially harmed by the gender wage gap: for every dollar paid to white men, African American women earn only 63 cents, and Latinas only 54 cents. endobj Bellwether maintains an internal culture that cultivates and respects diverse points of view and does not take organizational positions on education issues. endobj The head of Guilford County Schools said female superintendents suffer in "hostile" work environments.Superintendent Sharon Contreras made the claim on … 0000005516 00000 n My mother was a WWII vet and was a fab role model who worked when most moms didn’t in my generation. %PDF-1.7 %���� On a mid-February afternoon, the City gathered its most powerful education leaders to talk about school finance, and a startling picture emerged: All the superintendents at the table were male. This is not to say women haven’t made progress. The majority of educators are women, but nationwide only 24% of superintendents are female. trailer Female superintendents engaged in 9 self-sabotaging behaviors throughout their leadership careers. First, there are always more male district superintendents than female, regardless of geographic region. Women comprise 70 percent of all teachers in the United States, but men continue to dominate educational administration, particularly the superintendency. I entered school administration relatively early but moved into the superintendent role on target with the typical age of females. endstream While nationally an overwhelming majority of educators are female, approximately only a quarter of all superintendents are women. 85 38 90 0 obj In fact, the state's female superintendent rate tops the national average of 24%, according to The School Superintendent Association. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[378.264 617.094 549.0 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 0000003124 00000 n In some countries, such as Italy, the rank of superintendent is a low rank. startxref 0000002567 00000 n 0000023459 00000 n Main telephone numbers for the school districts are also listed and in some cases are the same as the superintendents' numbers. The names and locations of all possible participants were identified through the states’ Departments of Education. <>stream 0000045756 00000 n Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Hiring incentives, mentoring programs, and school board guidance can all help further close the gap, but these interventions must become a priority. Also, televised golf, local LPGA event in New Jersey, and golf becoming more family-oriented all helped changed the mindset away from a male-dominated sport. It’s important to note that, while we can dig into these findings broadly, the AASA survey’s 15 percent response rate suggests it may not be fully representative. 0000002842 00000 n Focus One participant summarized the essence of focus this way, "It is important to know in your heart of hearts why you are in the job." 122 0 obj This study will only consider the female superintendents in the states of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Deals to your inbox Virus numbers by state How Biden got to 270 If Trump won't concede. 95 0 obj The 1,433 responses also show that while males serve in the role slightly longer than females, longevity for female superintendents has increased over the seven years AASA has been conducting the survey. To my best friends, Mandy, Julia, Julie, and Shelly, thank you for standing beside me all … In Kentucky, 19% of public school superintendents are female. AASA’s latest study on the profession suggests seven reasons why female numbers still lag in top district posts by THOMAS E. GLASS Of our nation’s 13,728 superintendents, 1,984 today are women. all of the female superintendents who served in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1990 through 2010. This group makes up only 6 percent of female superintendents, however, and the remaining 94 percent, depending on their district size, make on average about $2,100 less annually than their male peers. endobj <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 144.1365 271.179 153.1455]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 94 0 obj With this in mind, this phenomenological study examined the factors that influenced the aspirations of female public school superintendents in Connecticut. Male superintendents out-earn their female counterparts in all but one tier of district sizes. 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That’s more than double the percentage of female superintendents documented in 2000 (13.1 percent), according to the education news site Education Dive. 0000029081 00000 n 0000001510 00000 n endobj <> Bush presented her findings at the fall conference of the CGCS, an organization of superintendents who work in large, urban school districts. GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Guilford County Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras described conditions for women superintendents as “toxic and hostile” in a … What Did Joe Biden’s Coalition Look Like? 0000009504 00000 n Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The 2020 study shows women of color represent almost 13% of all female superintendents, and men of color represent 7% of all male superintendents. 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