Research on the Superintendency SIG 97 Paper Session

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

The Research on the Superintendency SIG 97 is proud to share three papers during our 2026 paper session focused on how Black sisterhood networks have supported and sustained current and former Black women in the superintendency, how data from new superintendents reveals they are balancing their historical roles with more emphasis on fiscal matters and communication, and how through the lessons of New Orleans following post-Hurricane Katrina through the COVID-19 crisis valuable lessons can be learned through historical document analysis and reflective narratives with a reform-driven superintendent.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research on the Superintendency

Papers

• More Than Mentorship: Black Women Superintendents and the Bonds of Sisterhood - Anna Jackman, NYC Public Schools; Sonya Douglass, Teachers College, Columbia University

• The Shifting Role Conceptualizations of the Superintendency - Christopher H. Tienken, Seton Hall University; Jennifer Timmer, Seton Hall University

• The Unification Story: Transforming New Orleans Schools - Henderson Lewis Jr., Louisiana State University

Session Organizer

• William T Holmes, Kansas State University

Discussant

• Jentre J. Olsen, Oklahoma State University