His commitment to evaluating what does — and doesn't — work has allowed him to be one of the most effective superintendents in the nation. (gse.harvard.edu)
To determine the influence of district superintendents on student achievement and the characteristics of effective superintendents, McREL, a Denver - based education research organization, conducted a meta - analysis of research — a sophisticated research technique that combines data from separate studies into a single sample of research — on the influence of school district leaders on student performance. (masb.org)
More effective superintendents and central office staff were actively involved in the monitoring of the implementation of their reform strategies (Murphy and Hallinger. (advanc-ed.org)