Like the other books in the A-Z series, this book provides practical tools and activities that can be used immediately to improve your practice. This guide offers specific strategies that will help you become a more effective principal. There are 26 chapters in this book, one for each letter of the alphabet. Contents include: (1) Achievement is the Focus; (2) Beginnings, Endings, and School Culture; (3) Conducting Successful Meetings; (4) Data-Driven Decisions; (5) Effective School and Classroom Discipline; (6) Finding the Right People; (7) Grading and Assessment; (8) Helpful Resources; (9) It's All About Instruction; (10) Juggling Priorities; (11) Keys to Successful Public Relations; (12) Looking at Student Work; (13) Managing Schedules; (14) New Ideas, New Challenges; (15) Ownership Means More than One; (16) Professional Development Facilitates Growth; (17) Quality Teacher Evaluation; (18) Recognizing the Law; (19) Seeing with New Eyes; (20) Teaming with Families and Community; (21) Under Pressure: School Safety; (22) Vision; (23) Working Together for the Future; (24) The X Factor: Special Populations in Your School; (25) Year After Year: Sustaining Success; and (26) Zooming in on Future Trends.