During the 2001-2001 school year, nearly one-fifth of the nation's superintendents were newcomers to this demanding role. The American Association of School Administrators contacted six of these rookies with diverse backgrounds and asked each to keep a journal of his or her experiences as a first-year superintendent. Read their month-by-month accounts of the trials and triumphs of this demanding job. "Superintendent Rookies," by Donna Harrington-Lueker, The School Administrator, October 2002
