su·per·in·ten·dent
ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈten-dənt 
ˌsü-pərn-
: one who has executive oversight and charge
: having executive oversight and charge of something : of, relating to, or being a superintendent
superintendent [=supervising] powers
a superintendent officer
The wedding will take place three days after our return to England, by special license, at the office of the district superintendent registrar, in the presence of my solicitor and his clerk, who, like his clients, will be in ordinary walking dress.—
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
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Examples of superintendent in a Sentence
Noun
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
Recent Examples on the WebSummer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The accountability board also thanked Choudhury for his time as superintendent.
—Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
The position of commissioner is similar to that of superintendent for a K-12 school district.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Herring served as superintendent from 2017 to 2020 before taking the superintendent position in Atlanta Public Schools.
—Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | Stryens-Fernandes@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
Ron McCowan, superintendent of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, made the decision to move on from Wilson after Valley Center lost 36-21 to San Pasqual in Thursday’s Valley League Opener.
Valley Center is 0-4.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
Meckler, who conducted hundreds of interviews for this book, so compassionately tells the stories of superintendents, principals, teachers, parents and students of all backgrounds that policy reads like biography.
—Deirdre Mask, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In his letter, the school superintendent wrote that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege and that Londonderry students are held to high standards.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
Hackett, the superintendent, said in her report that the district’s commitment to diversity is integrated into all its lessons.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2023
Christy said the school system was in need of someone with a fresh perspective, noting that anyone internal would have been new to a superintendent role but that House would already be coming in with experience.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Among the three superintendent candidates for an interim replacement superintendent is former gubernatorial candidate and controversial forrmer Alsea School District Superintendent Marc Thielman.
—Noemi Arellano-Summer, oregonlive, 27 July 2023
In a vote Tuesday night, the board voted to publicly post the vacancy of the superintendent position on Wednesday and will be accepting applications for the role through Aug. 14.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 11 July 2023
Spray has been superintendent at Clark-Pleasant schools in Johnson County for 15 years and prior to that served as assistant superintendent for four years.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
The Loudoun County Public Schools board has named an interim superintendent after firing Scott Ziegler from the position following the release of a grand jury report that called the ex-superintendent a liar.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Yarbrough comes into the superintendent role from her current job as BCPS’ deputy superintendent.
—Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
Davis also said that Hook is a superintendent finalist in another school district.
—Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 June 2022
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Noun
Chief Human Resources Officer Robert Verdi was appointed interim superintendent of schools.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The accountability board also thanked Choudhury for his time as superintendent.
—Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
The position of commissioner is similar to that of superintendent for a K-12 school district.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Herring served as superintendent from 2017 to 2020 before taking the superintendent position in Atlanta Public Schools.
—Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | Stryens-Fernandes@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
Ron McCowan, superintendent of the Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, made the decision to move on from Wilson after Valley Center lost 36-21 to San Pasqual in Thursday’s Valley League Opener.
Valley Center is 0-4.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
Meckler, who conducted hundreds of interviews for this book, so compassionately tells the stories of superintendents, principals, teachers, parents and students of all backgrounds that policy reads like biography.
—Deirdre Mask, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In his letter, the school superintendent wrote that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege and that Londonderry students are held to high standards.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
Hackett, the superintendent, said in her report that the district’s commitment to diversity is integrated into all its lessons.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Adjective
Dean has been superintendent since 2021, and previously worked as a deputy superintendent for the district starting in 2012.
—Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2023
Christy said the school system was in need of someone with a fresh perspective, noting that anyone internal would have been new to a superintendent role but that House would already be coming in with experience.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
Among the three superintendent candidates for an interim replacement superintendent is former gubernatorial candidate and controversial forrmer Alsea School District Superintendent Marc Thielman.
—Noemi Arellano-Summer, oregonlive, 27 July 2023
In a vote Tuesday night, the board voted to publicly post the vacancy of the superintendent position on Wednesday and will be accepting applications for the role through Aug. 14.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 11 July 2023
Spray has been superintendent at Clark-Pleasant schools in Johnson County for 15 years and prior to that served as assistant superintendent for four years.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
The Loudoun County Public Schools board has named an interim superintendent after firing Scott Ziegler from the position following the release of a grand jury report that called the ex-superintendent a liar.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Yarbrough comes into the superintendent role from her current job as BCPS’ deputy superintendent.
—Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
Davis also said that Hook is a superintendent finalist in another school district.
—Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 June 2022
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su·per·in·ten·dent
ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈten-dənt
ˌsü-pərn-
: a person who directs, manages, or maintains something
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su·per·in·ten·dent
: one who has the oversight and charge of a place, institution, department, organization, or operation
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: the executive head of a police department
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