The Politics of Prevailing

"In his book The Politics of Prevailing, Dr. Miller provides a real life chronology of how to survive the transformation of being an instructional leader to becoming a political broker. Clearly, the role and duty of the superintendent have been usurped by renegade school board members, teacher strikes, declining enrollment, school closings, civil rights issues, court interference, and the loss of basic subsidy. These changing trends have not adequately been addressed in graduate schools nor in required in-service programs. Therefore, the seasoned superintendents with long tenure must fill the void by sharing their knowledge and experience. This is exactly what Dr. Miller provides in his book. A must reading for all novice and veteran administrators." Dr. Dennis Murray, Superintendent of the Altoona Area School Districts, Retired 1984-2013].

About The Author:

Dr. William N. Miller was selected Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators 2013 Superintendent of the Year. Previously, he received the Pennsylvania School Study Council's 2012 William Caldwell Excellence in Administration and Supervision Award, was honored as the 2007 PARSS Rural Educator of the Year, and was lauded in 2006 with the University Council of Education Excellence (UCEE) Educational Leadership Award. He earned his B.S. from Shippensburg University and Masters and Doctorate of Educational Administration in 1969 at The Pennsylvania State University after completing doctoral course work at Harvard, The University of Chicago, and New York University. He has served as Adjunct-Professor at the graduate level at Penn State's University Park campus and as Guest Lecturer at Saint Francis University. In addition, he has presented numerous statewide seminars on issues as diverse as educator sexual misconduct to the needs of gifted students. As Arnold Hillman of Bright Futures Unlimited characterized him, "Bill is an anachronism. In these days of carpetbag superintendents and quick change artists, Bill has been a stable influence in the Tyrone Area School District since 1971...He is someone that students and communities can rely upon...in this era of people devoted to destroying public education."