Superintendent salaries.A recent doctoral study at Northern Illinois University examined the disparities and controversial factors surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the salaries of superintendents. The study by Marcey L. King analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. the salary and benefits of superintendents in Illinois. She found a significant relationship between the salary and the highest degree earned by the individual, the number of years of experience in education, the number of years serving as a superintendent and the number of years served as an administrator before first becoming a superintendent. Salaries were found to be significantly higher for superintendents who reported holding a doctoral degree, being from wealthy districts and upper-income communities and negotiating their salary with the board rather than having the board set the salary. The study also found superintendents to be underpaid un·der·paid v. Past tense and past participle of underpay. underpaid Adjective not paid as much as the job deserves underpaid adj → in some areas and suggested superintendents seek assistance from their professional association when negotiating their contract. Copies of the dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis. dissertation Noun 1. can be ordered from ProQuest at 800-521-0600 or core_service@umi.com. |
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