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The transformative efforts of several superintendents give the phrase "bold leadership" new meaning.

How the leader of Carteret Public Schools transformed her district's culture and saw academic improvement.

Superintendent Teresa Hill admits she is "a recovering superwoman." At the upcoming Leadhership Network for Women conference, she will encourage others to join her.

The sprawling district no longer has any F-rated schools. That's one way Superintendent Mike Miles says the narrative about large urban systems is changing.

The superintendent's job has never been this public, politicized or personal. If you haven't clarified the actual problem, no solution—no matter how polished—will move your system forward.

Women often hold themselves to impossible, even superhuman standards, says Scippa, a leadership coach. She wants them to lead unapologetically and, even, imperfectly.