district superintendent

Area schools overseer

A district superintendent is an administrator who oversees a geographic subdivision of a larger organization, most commonly the chief executive of a public school district.

In education, the superintendent manages budgets, hires principals, and implements policy across all schools in the district: The district superintendent announced the new curriculum standards.

The term also appears in religious denominations and utility companies to describe regional supervisors.

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student services · academic standards · test scores · education policy · front office · school board · board meeting · compliance officer · decision-maker · team leader · meeting · school visit · budget oversight · hiring freeze · project manager · teacher evaluation · curriculum · tour

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scope of authority

district superintendentschool principal

Chief administrator of school

assistant principal · classroom teacher · vice principal · department head · headmaster

hierarchical position

district superintendentclassroom teacher

Educator of students daily

student · substitute teacher · pupil · teacher's aide · subordinate

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