Your Superintendent Isn’t Your Boss. Your Students’ Future Is.

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Most principals think they answer to central office.

That’s the biggest leadership lie in education.

When you treat your superintendent like the boss, your leadership shrinks. You start playing the political game—pleasing adults, dodging criticism, and keeping the waters calm.

But leadership isn’t about staying safe. It’s about who you’re really serving.

If your superintendent is your boss, the best you can hope for is quiet career and decent pension.

But if your students’ future is your boss?

Now the stakes are legacy, transformation, and creating a campus that shapes lives long after you’re gone.

Your superintendent may sign the contract. But your students’ future signs your legacy.

That’s moral clarity. That’s the true north of leadership.

This week, before every decision, ask: