Navigating the Superintendency: Lessons from the Field on Increasing Longevity and Success (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475875294)

Derrick D. Jordan served as a school district superintendent for nearly a decade and now serves as Associate State Superintendent/Chief Operating Officer at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Clinical Associate Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. A published author and active contributor to national accreditation and editorial boards, he holds degrees from North Carolina Central University, East Carolina University, and UNC-CH, where he was elected by the graduate faculty as a Jackson Scholar.

Dionne V. McLaughlin is an Associate Professor (tenured) at North Carolina Central University and a British-born Black Jamaican American educator with experience as a bilingual elementary and high school principal. She holds degrees from Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill, is the author of two books on school leadership, and has presented at national conferences and in school districts across several states.