How to Use superintendency in a Sentence

superintendency

noun
  • Anthony had been overjoyed that Dickey sought the Portland superintendency and emerged as the top choice.
    Bethany Barnes | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 9 May 2017
  • The agenda calls for the formal introduction of Darryl L. Williams, who will take over the superintendency July 1 under a four-year contract.
    Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2019
  • On April 9, Taylor resigned from his Lennox superintendency and his Colton board position.
    Howard Blume, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • During his superintendency, Dr. Feeney presided over such thorny issues as school closings and budget cuts.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Ziegler officially assumes the superintendency at a fraught moment for Loudoun, which is one of the wealthiest districts in the nation and is also rapidly diversifying.
    Washington Post, 9 June 2021
  • The superintendency group is not represented by a union, leaving many of the elements of its agreements to mirror those negotiated by the district's bargaining units.
    Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Diedra Laird dlaird@charlotteobserver.com How the student assignment plan stacks up against her vision: Clark’s superintendency was dominated by a two-year student assignment review.
    Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 21 June 2017
  • Backers of Zimmer and Padilla predict that a period of calm and stability — following the stormy superintendency of John Deasy — would continue.
    Howard Blume, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
  • Both times, the divers notified authorities of their find—as stipulated by local law—and worked with the superintendency and Italy’s Underwater Carabinieri to conduct additional surveys of the site.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2020
  • According to documents obtained by the Courier-Journal, Bennett was one of six candidates interviewed for the superintendency.
    Kirsten Clark, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2017
  • But like her predecessors, her superintendency was also short lived.
    Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The joint superintendency allows the retirees to stay within the state’s 100-day work limit without jeopardizing their pension benefits under the Teachers’ Retirement System.
    Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • Efforts toward racial equity were a hallmark of Valeria Silva’s superintendency, which ended with a buyout agreement in 2016.
    Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Vitti's former district posted strong results on the exam during Vitti's superintendency there.
    Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Collectively, Yonke and Martindale bring nine decades of experience to the joint interim superintendency.
    Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
  • Hoon has a master’s degree in education and certificates in education administration and superintendency.
    cleveland, 20 July 2022

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