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What does the title 'super-in-tend-ent' mean to you?(school superintendent)(Column)
School Administrator
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March 1, 2006|
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Hidden within the title of superintendent are three elements that call for the best. Those who fill this high-profile position exemplify these elements through what they feel, think and do.
The word "tend," according to The American Heritage Dictionary, means "to minister to the needs of, look after, take care of, serve at or apply one's attention; tend a child." More than a vocation can be implied herein as the various definitions, considered as a whole, point to a service attitude that reaches to the heart itself.
Thus a school superintendent watches ...
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