Designed to nurture future superintendents and promote the professional development of existing administrators, this insightful and reader-friendly handbook focuses on the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards--the result of the merger of the administrative standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). Superintendent Leadership: Applying the Educational Leadership Constituent Council Standards for Improved District Performance is based on leadership/management theory and ties the new standards to research-based, practical applications for superintendents and others interested in school leadership within the learning community. Written as a companion text to Elaine Wilmore's bestseller, Principal Leadership, this text is an ideal resource for practicing and aspiring administrators.