This document contains five Leadership Abstracts publications published February-December 1999. The article, "Teaching the Teachers: Meeting the National Teacher Preparation Challenge," authored by George R. Boggs and Sadie Bragg, examines the community college role and makes recommendations and a call to action for teacher education. "Chaos Works," written by Charles J. Carlsen and Dan Radakovich, looks at the ordered progression to chaos, implementing chaos at Johnson County Community College (KS), and tangible results of chaos. The article, "Keeping Our Word: The Guaranteed Annual Schedule," authored by Bill Law, explores basic elements, the guaranteed annual schedule, tangible benefits of the guaranteed annual schedule, additional benefits, and costs and efficiencies of careful planning and keeping one's word. "Preserve and Transform: Integrating Technology into Academic Life," was written by Steven W. Gilbert and discusses embracing change and integrating technology, supporting the faculty, a roundtable and a center for collaborative change, new costs, plans, and value, and challenges and next steps. The article "Instructional Realignment by Consensus: The Community College of Denver Experience," authored by Barbara Bollmann, gives background, defines issues, and discusses taking next steps, creating beneficial outcomes, changing roles and responsibilities, and moving from now to beyond for instructional restructuring. (VWC)