1) The highest ranking individual in a school district (except in districts where the superintendent is outranked by the school board), aside from CEOs, public officials, lawyers, and media, which really run many school districts; 2) Occasionally used to specify ex-military officers or business people who have been officially designated the heads of school districts, even though they know nothing about education and are outranked by the school board, CEOs, public officials, lawyers, and the media; 3) In general, an overpaid stooge
Superintendent (Supt), often shortened to "Super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is Superintendent of Police (SP).