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Field 248: Superintendent 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE test in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Standards

  1. National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Recognition Standards — District Level (2018), National Policy Board for Education Administration (NPBEA)

State-Specific Information

  1. Oklahoma State Department of Education — Administrators Page

Journals

  1. Better Schools Magazine, Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administrators (CCOSA) — https://www.ccosa.org/
  2. Educational Leadership, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) — https://www.ascd.org/
  3. School Administrator, American Association of School Administrators (AASA) — https://www.aasa.org/home/

Other Resources

  1. Axtell, P. (2015). Meetings Matter. Jackson Creek Press.

  2. Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2019). Driven by Data 2.0. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

  3. Beers, K., & Probst, R. (2017). Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters. Scholastic, Inc.

  4. Bennis, W., & Biederman, P. W. (1997). Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration. BasicBooks.

  5. Bramante, F., & Colby, R. (2012). Off the Clock: Moving Education from Time to Competency. Corwin Press.

  6. Deal, T., & Peterson, K. (2016). Shaping School Culture. Jossey-Bass Publishers.

  7. Duckworth, A. (2016). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner.

  8. Gardner, H. (1995). Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership. BasicBooks.

  9. Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.

  10. Kosmoski, G., & Pollack, D. (2005). Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations. Corwin Press.

  11. Lencioni, P. (2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass Publishers.

  12. Singleton, G. (2014). Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools. Corwin Press.

Online Resources

  1. Best practices that lead to success as an HR administrator (2021). ACSA. — https://content.acsa.org/best-practices-that-lead-to-success-as-an-hr-administrator/
  2. Bird, J. J. (n.d.). Exerting leadership through the budget-building process. School Administrator. — https://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=10504
  3. DuFour, R. P. (n.d.). The superintendent as staff developer. School Administrator. — https://aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=14546
  4. Lozano Smith, Attorneys at Law (2022). U.S. Department of Education releases guidance on disciplining students with disabilities. ACSA. — https://content.acsa.org/u-s-department-of-education-releases-guidance-on-disciplining-students-with-disabilities/
  5. Modaffari, J., & Jimenez, L. (2021). The education data that matter most to parents and school stakeholders. CAP. — https://www.americanprogress.org/article/education-data-matter-parents-school-stakeholders/
  6. Saphier, J., & Durkin, P. (n.d.). Supervising principals: How superintendents can improve teaching and learning in the classroom. — https://www.ocmboces.org/tfiles/folder1608/Superintendents_supervising%20principals.pdf
  7. Stackpole, B. (2020). The next chapter in analytics: Data storytelling. MIT Sloan School of Management. — https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/next-chapter-analytics-data-storytelling?utm_source=mitsloangooglep&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=datastorytelling&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI98a044rd-QIV3RXUAR1QEQ2zEAMYAiAAEgJKE_D_BwE
  8. Stronge, J. H. (2013). Principal evaluation from the ground up. Educational Leadership, 70(7). — https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/principal-evaluation-from-the-ground-up
  9. Superintendents of small districts and school improvement: Planning, providing resources and professional development (1993). Issues…about Change, 3(1). — https://sedl.org/change/issues/issues31.html
  10. Using Data to Improve Schools (n.d.). Alexandria, VA: AASA. — https://aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Policy_and_Advocacy/files/UsingDataToImproveSchools.pdf
  11. Waters, J. T., & Marzano, R. J. (n.d.). The primacy of superintendent leadership. School Administrator. — https://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=7074
  12. Zagata, E. (2022). Superintendent relationships with school boards: Collaborating for student success. UConn Neag School of Education. — https://education.uconn.edu/2022/05/26/superintendent-relationships-with-school-boards-collaborating-for-student-success/#

Professional Organizations

  1. American Association of School Administrators (AASA) — https://www.aasa.org/home/
  2. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) — https://www.ascd.org/
  3. Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) — https://www.ccosa.org/
  4. Great Schools Partnership — https://www.greatschoolspartnership.org/about/about-gsp/
  5. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) — https://www.iste.org/
  6. National School Boards Association — https://www.nsba.org/
  7. Oklahoma State School Boards Association — https://www.ossba.org/
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