How to Use superintendent in a Sentence

superintendent

1 of 2 noun
  • In the eighteen-nineties, one of the park’s first acting superintendents kept bears chained to the side of his house.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • The superintendent told us the old pipes spring leaks once a month and need replacement.
    Asia Fields, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The superintendent would later say the book was cited in a bomb threat made against the district.
    Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In 2018, the Huntsville City Schools board named her superintendent.
    Scott Turner | , al, 25 Apr. 2023
  • To serve as superintendent is a career capstone in the Navy.
    Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Rob Sauer, the superintendent of the Homedale School District, said his district has been on a four-day week for nine years.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
  • And amid pressure from the families of the 21 victims, Hal Harrell, the school superintendent, retired in the fall.
    Edgar Sandoval, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • Ticknor assumed the role in July 2012, and is one of five superintendents in school history to have served in that role for at least a decade.
    Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Now, Robertson said, the superintendent’s office sends a private van to pick up her nephew.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The superintendent of the parish, though, says part of the reason for the move was to hang on to teachers, as a national shortage of those professionals grows.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The board’s attorneys, the Birmingham law firm Bishop Colvin, will lead the search for Hoover’s next superintendent.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 11 July 2023
  • Kathy Kane will take her place in the interim next school year before a new superintendent is announced.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023
  • The colony’s superintendent at the time was not a man to brook any such insubordination.
    Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Kieser said the superintendent only became aware of behavior problems in the class on May 4.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
  • Churchill Downs would have called a news conference for its track superintendent to answer whether there was an issue with the racetrack.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • Royal is the first Black woman to serve as superintendent of the Pawtucket public schools.
    Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • His mother was a schoolteacher and then a county superintendent of schools.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The school superintendent’s office said in an earlier statement that a student brought the bag to the school, but the child's relationship with the suspects was unclear.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Months earlier, a third grade student found a Texas superintendent’s gun in a bathroom stall.
    Talia Richman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Some superintendents believe the Legislature should give a base amount to each district to level the playing field.
    Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the process is underway for the city to select a new superintendent for the police department after Lightfoot's pick, David Brown, stepped down back in March.
    Bailee Hill, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Raines did not respond to a request for comment, and Adam Jennings, the school district superintendent, declined to comment.
    Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Mitchell was enrolled in the career center sports medicine program at the Atrium Campus and in academic courses at the Main Campus, the superintendent said.
    Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 29 May 2023
  • For decades, superintendents boasted about how much work the students supplied to the Utah schools, detailing it for decades in their annual reports.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • In late 2017, as the lawsuit was imminent, the superintendent at the time, Scott Smith, defended prayer at football games on a local radio station.
    Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • In a letter sent to the council Monday, the president of the county’s Board of Education and the schools superintendent thanked council members for their efforts.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • The superintendent had sent emails—several—warning that school-choice efforts under way wouldn’t be good for their East Texas school district of 554 students.
    Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Kustka, the superintendent since 2020, declined the Globe’s request for comment.
    Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The police and fire departments responded to the scene and treated the driver, and the students were moved onto another bus for the rest of their ride home, according to the superintendent's statement.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Neither Patterson nor Harrell, who was the superintendent at the time of the shooting, responded to requests for comment.
    NBC news, 7 May 2023
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superintendent

2 of 2 adjective
  • Folse succeeded Gayle Sloan, the only woman to hold the job, who was superintendent for seven years.
    Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Purnell has been superintendent for three years and gave a tearful address to about 100 people at the meeting, convened in the Adrian High School gymnasium.
    oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Pollio, a former teacher and principal, first stepped into the superintendent role on an interim basis in the summer of 2017.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Supporters turned out in front of the school district headquarters in a show of solidarity for Runcie, who has been superintendent since 2011.
    Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Kaiser was previously superintendent at Beech Grove City Schools for 13 years.
    Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Yarbrough comes into the superintendent role from her current job as BCPS’ deputy superintendent.
    Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
  • Most superintendent headhunters operate within one state or one region, limiting the candidate search to the firm’s network and a recycled list of resumes.
    Doug Roberts, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Sean Buck, the school's superintendent vice admiral, offered his condolences to the Cummings family.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 1 July 2021
  • Davis also said that Hook is a superintendent finalist in another school district.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 June 2022
  • Ledbetter will replace David Faltys, who has been superintendent for nearly 15 years.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Walker will be joined by Paducah-raised Grady Spencer, whose day job is superintendent for a commercial construction company.
    Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • When Henderson became superintendent, roughly half of Holmes County teachers were long-term substitutes or uncertified workers who hadn’t passed the licensure exam.
    New York Times, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Folse succeeded Gayle Sloan, the only woman to hold the job, who was superintendent for seven years.
    Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Purnell has been superintendent for three years and gave a tearful address to about 100 people at the meeting, convened in the Adrian High School gymnasium.
    oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Pollio, a former teacher and principal, first stepped into the superintendent role on an interim basis in the summer of 2017.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Supporters turned out in front of the school district headquarters in a show of solidarity for Runcie, who has been superintendent since 2011.
    Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Kaiser was previously superintendent at Beech Grove City Schools for 13 years.
    Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Yarbrough comes into the superintendent role from her current job as BCPS’ deputy superintendent.
    Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2023
  • Most superintendent headhunters operate within one state or one region, limiting the candidate search to the firm’s network and a recycled list of resumes.
    Doug Roberts, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Sean Buck, the school's superintendent vice admiral, offered his condolences to the Cummings family.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 1 July 2021
  • Davis also said that Hook is a superintendent finalist in another school district.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 June 2022
  • Ledbetter will replace David Faltys, who has been superintendent for nearly 15 years.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Walker will be joined by Paducah-raised Grady Spencer, whose day job is superintendent for a commercial construction company.
    Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • When Henderson became superintendent, roughly half of Holmes County teachers were long-term substitutes or uncertified workers who hadn’t passed the licensure exam.
    New York Times, 7 Sep. 2021

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