Howard C. Carlson, EdD, has been a superintendent for more than 15 years, serving in the states of Arizona, Minnesota and Washington. Dr. Carlson is co-author of So Now You’re the Superintendent, a book co-published by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and Corwin Press. He has served on the AASA Governing Board, the board of the Arizona School Administrators’ Association (ASA) and the Arizona Governor’s E-Learning Task Force. In 2015, he was recognized as Distinguished Administrator of the Year for the superintendent’s division of ASA.

Leaders who are new and/ or aspiring to the role of superintendent can gain insights from Accelerated Wisdom that would normally take many years to acquire. As well, veteran superintendents also will profit from Carlson’s insights because they offer an opportunity to re-examine practices and develop improved strategies. Through Accelerated Wisdom, readers will experience vicariously several proven approaches to the daily workload of the superintendent. With 50 strategies to work with, even if only one or two makes your job better, you can count the benefits gained as a success during superintendency.

• PrefaceChapter 1: Keeping TrackChapter 2: How to Navigate Requests, Concerns, Questions and New ProposalsChapter 3: Hiring, Mentoring, and Supervising EmployeesChapter 4: Leadership and Decision MakingChapter 5: Politics, Legislative Influence and Local CampaignsChapter 6: Mastering School Board RelationshipsChapter 7: Living the Superintendency