Hampton Superintendent Survey

Superintendent Search Survey Analysis (Questions 1-8 & 11)

As of Jan 12, 2015

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Q1 Education and Training

% Required

% Preferred

% Not Important

Q1 Education and Training

Number of people responded

Criteria Required Preferred Not Important

Total responded

% Required

% Preferred

% Not Important Total %

An Earned Doctorate 620 421 160 1201 52% 35% 13% 100%

Experience as a Superintendent 462 598 145 1205 38% 50% 12% 100%

Experience as an Associate/Assistant Superintendent 555 529 109 1193 47% 44% 9% 100%

Experience as a Central Office Administrator 461 513 209 1183 39% 43% 18% 100%

Experience as a Principal 831 321 55 1207 69% 27% 5% 100%

Experience as a CEO other than school district 114 397 667 1178 10% 34% 57% 100%

Secondary School Level Teaching Experience 490 583 122 1195 41% 49% 10% 100%

Elementary Level Teaching Experience 368 604 213 1185 31% 51% 18% 100%

Work Experience in Virginia 388 449 350 1187 33% 38% 29% 100%

Residency in School Division 465 397 332 1194 39% 33% 28% 100%

Decisive Leader 22%

Visionary, creative thinker 18%

Team Player, Comfortable with Shared Decision-Making

17%

Motivator 11%

Organized, Efficient 10%

Writing & Speaking

Ability 8%

Facilitates Concensus Amoung Groups

5%

Analytical, Relies on Data

4% Risk Taker 3%

High Community Profile 2%

Q2 Leadership/Management Skills Overall Weighted Responses

Q2 Leadership/Management Skills


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 #

responded Weighted

Sum % overall weighted % #1 % #2 % #3

Writing & Speaking Ability 99 81 111 291 570 8% 8% 7% 9%

Decisive Leader 376 181 134 691 1624 22% 31% 15% 11%

Risk Taker 31 47 54 132 241 3% 3% 4% 4%

High Community Profile 14 28 41 83 139 2% 1% 2% 3%

Visionary, creative thinker 233 233 154 620 1319 18% 19% 19% 13%

Motivator 92 171 146 409 764 10% 8% 14% 12%

Organized, Efficient 100 148 167 415 763 10% 8% 12% 14%

Analytical, Relies on Data 24 64 70 158 270 4% 2% 5% 6%

Facilitates Concensus Amoung Groups 44 77 99 220 385 5% 4% 6% 8%

Team Player, Comfortable with Shared Decision-Making 206 189 243 638 1239 17% 17% 16% 20%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Good Listener, Accessible 22%

Consistent 17%

Confident 11%

Caring 11%

Enthusiastic 8%

Intellectual 8%

Works "Behind the

Scenes" 6%

Influential 6%

Creative 5%

Sense of Humor 4%

Patient 2%

Q3 Personal Characteristics Overall Weighted Responses

Q3 Personal Characteristics


Skills Priority #1 Priority #2 Priority #3 # responded Weighted


Sense of Humor 44 34 86 164 286 4% 4% 3% 7%

Confident 157 119 117 393 826 11% 13% 10% 10%

Enthusiastic 92 112 118 322 618 8% 8% 9% 10%

Good Listener, Accessible 336 211 152 699 1582 22% 28% 17% 12%

Works "Behind the Scenes" 63 96 67 226 448 6% 5% 8% 5%

Intellectual 98 108 75 281 585 8% 8% 9% 6%

Consistent 197 232 156 585 1211 17% 16% 19% 13%

Patient 16 29 46 91 152 2% 1% 2% 4%

Creative 52 77 92 221 402 5% 4% 6% 8%

Caring 106 134 195 435 781 11% 9% 11% 16%

Influential 58 67 115 240 423 6% 5% 5% 9%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Willing to assume a lead role in decision-making while keeping

Board informed 19%

Effectively mediates and accommodates different

perspectives 17%

Provides options and recommendations to Board

before accepting Board directives

17%

Understands the differences between policy and

administration and acts accordingly

17%

Can lead the Board in goal-setting and planning

15%

Presents a "united front" to staff and community

15%

Q4 Board-Superintendent Relations Overall Weighted Responses

Q4 Board-Superintendent Relations


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 #

responded Weighted


Understands the differences between policy and administration and acts accordingly 231 153 219 603 1218 17% 19% 13% 18%

Can lead the Board in goal-setting and planning 189 174 202 565 1117 15% 16% 14% 17%

Effectively mediates and accommodates different perspectives 173 259 227 659 1264 17% 14% 21% 19%

Willing to assume a lead role in decision-making while keeping Board informed 265 229 133 627 1386 19% 22% 19% 11%

Provides options and recommendations to Board before accepting Board directives 166 258 218 642 1232 17% 14% 21% 18%

Presents a "united front" to staff and community 195 146 220 561 1097 15% 16% 12% 18%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Creates an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect

24%

Maintains open channels of communication to and from staff

24%

Has a process for recruiting and selecting top-quality

staff members 12%

Supports staff development activities and encourages

professional growth 10%

Evaluates staff fairly and effectively

10%

Sets a good example for staff members

9%

Knows the law concerning personnel policies and

procedures 6%

Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities

5%

Q5 Staff Relations Overall Weighted Responses

Q5 Staff Relations


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 #

responded Weighted


Has a process for recruiting and selecting top-quality staff members 198 86 97 381 863 12% 16% 7% 8%

Maintains open channels of communication to and from staff 351 253 204 808 1763 24% 29% 21% 17%

Knows the law concerning personnel policies and procedures 53 93 61 207 406 6% 4% 8% 5%

Sets a good example for staff members 84 146 131 361 675 9% 7% 12% 11%

Evaluates staff fairly and effectively 88 166 124 378 720 10% 7% 14% 10%

Creates an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect 340 267 229 836 1783 24% 28% 22% 19%

Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities 32 89 101 222 375 5% 3% 7% 8%

Supports staff development activities and encourages professional growth 73 119 272 464 729 10% 6% 10% 22%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Effectively advocates school issues and needs

35%

Communicates effectively on both private and public

levels 15%

Promotes business and community involvement in

schools 13%

Inspires community confidence 12%

Relates well to a variety of community groups

12%

Responds to individual

concerns in an appropriate

manner 11%

Successfully handles press coverage

2%

Q6 Community Relations Overall Weighted Responses

Q6 Community Relations


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 # responded Weighted


Relates well to a variety of community groups 153 126 157 436 868 12% 13% 10% 13%

Effectively advocates school issues and needs 674 196 127 997 2541 35% 55% 16% 10%

Responds to individual concerns in an appropriate manner 80 217 134 431 808 11% 7% 18% 11%

Successfully handles press coverage 9 38 38 85 141 2% 1% 3% 3%

Communicates effectively on both private and public levels 137 257 197 591 1122 15% 11% 21% 16%

Promotes business and community involvement in schools 77 235 256 568 957 13% 6% 19% 21%

Inspires community confidence 89 150 310 549 877 12% 7% 12% 25%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Lobbies for school funding on behalf of the school

division 30%

Offers creative funding solutions

20%

Closely supervises budget development and

procedures 18%

Develops and explains rationale for budget to the

Board and local officials 16%

Identifies programs for increased funding and/or

budget cuts 11%

Forecasts changes in enrollment and/or revenue

5%

Q7 School Finance Overall Weighted Responses

Q7 School Finance


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 #

responded Weighted


Develops and explains rationale for budget to the Board and local officials 220 161 217 598 1199 16% 18% 13% 18%

Closely supervises budget development and procedures 217 226 216 659 1319 18% 18% 19% 18%

Forecasts changes in enrollment and/or revenue 43 85 91 219 390 5% 4% 7% 7%

Offers creative funding solutions 176 332 233 741 1425 19% 14% 27% 19%

Identifies programs for increased funding and/or budget cuts 78 197 201 476 829 11% 6% 16% 16%

Lobbies for school funding on behalf of the school division 485 218 261 964 2152 29% 40% 18% 21%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

Budget and Finance 27%

Curriculum and Instruction 25% School reform (e.g. strategic

planning, total quality management, etc..)

18%

Staff Development and Evaluation

6%

Special Education 4%

School facility planning and construction

4%

Support Services 3%

Business Partnerships 3%

Increasing/declining enrollment 3%

Technology 2%

Community/Media Relations

2%

Multi-cultural Programs

2%

Other 1%

Q8 Areas of Expertise Overall Weighted Responses

Q8 Areas of Expertise


Skills Priority

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

#3 #

responded Weighted


Budget and Finance 442 234 173 849 1967 27% 36% 19% 14%

Curriculum and Instruction 354 314 135 803 1825 25% 29% 26% 11%

School facility planning and construction 24 59 107 190 297 4% 2% 5% 9%

Technology 11 42 60 113 177 2% 1% 3% 5%

Increasing/declining enrollment 18 37 56 111 184 3% 1% 3% 5%

School reform (e.g. strategic planning, total quality management, etc..) 228 215 210 653 1324 18% 19% 18% 17%

Special Education 36 67 79 182 321 4% 3% 5% 6%

Multi-cultural Programs 12 30 27 69 123 2% 1% 2% 2%

Staff Development and Evaluation 39 103 128 270 451 6% 3% 8% 11%

Community/Media Relations 10 28 64 102 150 2% 1% 2% 5%

Support Services 19 42 89 150 230 3% 2% 3% 7%

Business Partnerships 9 43 76 128 189 3% 1% 4% 6%

Other 17 5 15 37 76 1% 1% 0% 1%

TOTALS 1219 1219 1219 3657 7314 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Q11 Demographics of Respondents

Q11 Demographics of Respondents

Category # Responded

% Responded

Parent/Family 132 10.8%

Teacher 688 56.4%

Administrator 69 5.7%

Employee 284 23.3%

PTA Member 12 1.0%

Civic Organization Member 6 0.5%

Social Organication Member 3 0.2%

Chamber of Commerce or Business Member 2 0.2%

Other 23 1.9%

Total 1219 100%

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Hampton Superintendent Survey