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Product Description Partners in Education describes how colleges and universities can help improve teaching and learning in the nation's secondary schools through innovative educational and professional development programs. From the Inside Flap In order for a school systems to function well, the superintAndents and boards of education must successfully model the values of cooperation, honest communication, and leadership they espouse for their students, teachers, and administrators. This volume of New Directions for School Leadership shows how superintAndents and school boards can build a strong, collaborative team relationship that reflects those values. Written by practitioners, the chapters offer effective, creative techniques superintAndents and boards can use to enhance communication and relationship-building, including annual planning retreats, weekly written communications, and annual evaluations of the superintAndent. The authors also describe successful approaches for creating a climate of trust and support in the school administration and improving the academic achievements of minority students. From the Back Cover In order for a school systems to function well, the superintendents and boards of education must successfully model the values of cooperation, honest communication, and leadership they espouse for their students, teachers, and administrators. This volume of New Directions for School Leadership shows how superintendents and school boards can build a strong, collaborative team relationship that reflects those values. Written by practitioners, the chapters offer effective, creative techniques superintendents and boards can use to enhance communication and relationship-building, including annual planning retreats, weekly written communications, and annual evaluations of the superintendent. The authors also describe successful approaches for creating a climate of trust and support in the school administration and improving t