Characteristics of the Next Superintendent

For what it is worth; my opinion on what APS needs the next superintendent to accomplish.

1. Restore community confidence in the leadership of the APS.
2. Maximize the amount of resources available at the educational interface by eliminating administrative waste.
3. Institutionalize transparent accountability in the administration of the public interests in the public schools.
4. Establish honest accountability for the conduct and competence of leadership, and then all APS employees by personal example.
5. Restore the authority of adults over students in schools.
6. Develop a district wide discipline philosophy.
7. Increase the level of community engagement in public education.
8. Enable and support site based management of schools; increase the meaningful participation of stakeholders in the decision making process.
9. Establish as the top administrative priority, the delegation of decision making power and resources directly to the educational interface.
10. Increase the level of student engagement in their education.
11. Increase the number and availability of after and outside of school activities for students.