This bound report describes a study of school administrators and their careers the study examined the characteristics of school administrators movement into out of and within the school administrative field and incentives for movement into out of and between administrative positions the study was not intended to be a complete analysis of the potential shortage of capable school . Who is leading our schools58 an overview of school administrators and their careers wfpageoverview a revealing rand study finds no evidence of a shortage of certified leadership candidates but offers steps to avert future shortfalls. Who is leading our schools an overview of school administrators and their careers eric osberg 642003 susan m gates jeanne s ringel lucrecia santibanez karen m ross and catherine h chung rand education. Who is leading our schools an overview of school administrators and their careers. All three require school administrators to have a masters degree for the standard certification as is true of the vast majority of states see national overview study by gates ringel and