Our new Superintendent and I have visited several times since he has filled that position not quite two months ago. It is a very interesting position to be in because we both can understand the learning process since this is his first opportunity to serve as a Superintendent. Although I have had three Superintendents serving in the supervisor position I have been very fortunate to have different perspectives on how each has handled situations which confront their office. In my conversation with our current Superintendent, we discussed the obstacles that this district has faced and the amount of change that I personally have endured in the completion of this program. The areas we discussed which have presented the most problems and caused me to work more diligently in improving my abilities were focused on the instructional portion of the intern plan. With the inconsistency of having three Superintendents in an eight month period left a great deal of responsibility on me forced me to address areas out of my expertise. In our discussion we felt that it brought to the forefront those weaknesses that I realized going in to the program brought in to focus the need to improve prior to attempting the position of Superintendent. The changes also brought to light a number of strengths that I think will serve me well in the future. The ability to bring stakeholders to a consensus and establish a district and community wide plan which will assist in the improvement of our district plan through the passing of a bond proposal. As our new Superintendent stated, very few people outside of the CEO of a district gets the opportunity to lead and pass a bond election. The experiences that I have been fortunate enough to have had goes far beyond the normal internship plan because the vast majority of the projects such as the bond issue which actually came with my position and fell in to my lap due to the change in our district leadership.
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