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VIDEO: What Advice Would You Give to Aspiring Superintendents?

By Peter DeWitt — March 25, 2022 5:17
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In a special addition to his regular EdWeek feature, A Seat at the Table, opinion blogger and author Peter DeWitt asks his guests what advice they’d offer to superintendents-to-be.

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Peter DeWitt
Opinion Contributor,  Education Week
Peter DeWitt is a former K-5 public school principal turned author, presenter, and leadership coach. He is the founder of the Instructional Leadership Collective.
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