This is a practical planning tool with concrete tasks and tips for new or experienced superintendents! Written by seven outstanding superintendents, this reflective calendar and planning journal helps superintendents address day-to-day concerns while maintaining a focus on increasing student achievement. Month-to-month, this planner takes administrators from July through June, provides checklists and templates for overlaying timelines with events, and presents issues for reflection and action that include: maintaining visibility and effective communication monitoring program, curriculum, and achievement objectives building relationships among the educational community developing the budget coaching and mentoring planning ahead, establishing new goals, and facing unexpected events and challenges.