If principals are to become true decision makers, suggests the author, then consider some of the techniques used by the West Bloomfield School District of Orchard Lake, Michigan. These techniques, which feature collaborative decision making, use the intellectual and research expertise of the total professional administrative team. (Author/RK)

Presents a self-evaluation outline (or report card) of eight competencies appropriate for school board members. Using a 100-point scale, board members can rate their individual or group prowess as leaders, monitors, evaluators, communicators, team members, efficiency experts, role models, and decision-makers. (MLH)

This guide describes how to include employees and school customers in decision making. It stresses the belief that inclusion results in better decisions than those made by individuals or by a specific group. The volume is directed to two audiences: practitioners and citizens who are responsible for making decisions related to a school's human…

This book discusses ways to involve students, employees, programs, and activities in school decisions. The book stresses the belief that decisions made by a group of stakeholders are more efficacious than are solitary decisions. Each of the eight chapters addresses a specific topic, and each ends with a summary and a list of exercises. Chapter 1…

Outlines the steps boards should follow in doing a search for hiring a new superintendent. (MD)