superintendent
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administrant, administrator, archon, director, exec, executive, manager, supervisor
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the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permitsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
As states continued to cut education money, superintendents found fewer efficiencies and starting cutting actual programs — even in wealthier suburban districts. — Erin Richards, USA TODAY, "Strikes, pay raises & charter protests: America's teachers' exhausting, exhilarating year," 18 June 2019 Broward School Board members could try to fire the superintendent no more than twice a year under a proposal scheduled to be discussed Tuesday. — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, "Broward School Board to consider limiting requests to fire superintendent," 18 June 2019 Former superintendent Michael Harrison, who left NOPD in January to become Baltimore Police Department’s commissioner, relayed the same message regarding the fatal shooting of Williams. — Emily Lane, nola.com, "Second suspect arrested after police officer shot Uptown: NOPD," 17 June 2019 Their salaries for the principles etc. are way out of balance, not to mention the superintendent. — Chicago Tribune, Lake County News-Sun, "Talk of the County: Tiger Woods not worthy of hero worship," 17 June 2019 That project led to regular volunteering at the library, and when Lovell retired, Lema was asked by then-superintendent Dave Boland to take over the post. — Janice Steinhagen, courant.com, "Baldwin Middle School Librarian Ends Half-Century Career," 17 June 2019 Brian Ganan, school superintendent Komarek School in Illinois is caught in a Catch-22. — Mallory Simon, CNN, "America's infrastructure is crumbling and these people are suffering because of it," 17 June 2019 Each is allowed to appeal within five days to meet with the deputy superintendent. — Meredith Colias-pete, Post-Tribune, "Gary teachers, principal appeal proposed firing after handing out 'most annoying' award to autistic student: official," 17 June 2019 The commissions would then weigh the superintendent’s letter in its decision-making process. — al.com, "How legislation addressing growth impact on schools collapsed in Baldwin County," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superintendent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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