You Might Need a New Superintendent...If....(Thanks to Jeff Foxworthy)
Jeff Foxworthy, the largest selling comedy recording artist comedian (yes, look it up) is perhaps most famous for his "You might be a redneck" routine.If
- You ever cut your grass and found a car...
- You own a home that is mobile and 5 cars that aren't...
- You think "loading the dishwasher" means getting your wife drunk...
you might be a redneck.
I couldn't help but see some parallels when thinking about school district superintendents. Some questions school board members need to be asking themselves.
If
- Your Superintendent ever asked your board to sign a document without reading it because it was "just some routine paperwork"
- Your superintendent has ever introduced a new program or policy with "DESE has told us we have to..." or "I just do what DESE tells me"
- Your district appears on a list of districts supporting a policy that your board has never voted on
- Your superintendent has had administrative staff prepare a report with information the board never asked