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Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, kerri.kearney @okstate.edu

Judith K. Mathers

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, judith.mathers{at}okstate.edu

This case, based on actual events, was developed for a course in educational leadership or media management. Students will test their own processes for ethical leadership through this complex crisis in which a superintendent must decide whether to take public responsibility for questionable decisions made by his staff. This case highlights the media's ability to "spin the facts," to reach a large number of stakeholders quickly, and to become a major player in a political agenda. Decisions made by the superintendent have potential long-range repercussions on his continued leadership of the school district and on the statewide school system.

Key Words: leadership • superintendent • media management • case narrative

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1-18 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1555458907301088


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