"If every school board member and every superintAndent read The American SuperintAndent we'd be a long way toward building the team structure we need to guide American schools."
Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association

GENE R. CARTER is executive director of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He is also a former school superintAndent and has won numerous awards in leadership. WILLIAM G. CUNNINGHAM is professor of educational leadership at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and is a national consultant in educational leadership and innovation.