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O'Neil, Randie; Kellner, Millicent H.; Green, Stuart; Elias, Maurice J. – Principal Leadership, 2012
Most professional educators are aware that every school should have an effective approach to harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) prevention in which every member of the school community participates. Regardless of the approach a school takes, all students and all staff members should be knowledgeable participants who have been trained to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Prevention, Educational Environment
Umphrey, Jan – Principal Leadership, 2013
Matthew R. Willis, an assistant principal at William C. Hinkley High School in Aurora, CO, is the 2013 NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year. In this interview with "Principal Leadership," he is asked to relate what he believes are his largest accomplishments in his role as assistant principal at William C. Hinkley. He…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Role, Dual Enrollment, Justice
Zaslaw, Jay – Principal Leadership, 2010
Over the past decade, many schools have adopted zero-tolerance policies as a means to curtail negative student behavior. Such policies persist although "there is as yet little evidence that the strategies typically associated with zero tolerance contribute to improved student behavior or overall school safety." School suspension and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Juvenile Justice
McDaniel, Teresa; Jones, Eric – Principal Leadership, 2013
Imagine a school where students walked out of class if they didn't agree with the teacher; where gang violence was prevalent both in and around the school; and where enrollment had dropped from 1,800 students in the mid-'90s to fewer than 500 in 2009, that is the school culture at Jackson Central-Merry High School in Jackson, TN. At the request of…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, Violence, Enrollment Trends
Smith, Matthew R. – Principal Leadership, 2006
When the National Commission on Excellence in Education published "A Nation at Risk" (1983) in response to the perception that the U.S. public education system was failing to help students succeed, it gave policymakers the catalyst to introduce legislative and regulatory reforms that were designed to increase student achievement. Through such…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Secondary School Curriculum, Values Education, Public Education
Cahill, Michael L. – Principal Leadership, 2006
The middle level years are an important period of transition for adolescents. Middle level students have giant hearts--they want to save the world, and they are learning how to reach outside of themselves to empathize and care about others. At Millburn Middle School in New Jersey, where the author is principal, staff members found a way to help…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Personality Traits