Discusses the conflicts between school principals and library media specialists concerning the role of the specialist and presents suggestions for resolving those conflicts. (FL)

In order to keep student athletics in a proper perspective to the complete educational program, principals must make clear their emphasis on scholastic endeavors. This article suggests several ways a principal can promote positive attitudes toward and among high school athletes. (WD)

Presents some steps the superintendent can take to encourage academic excellence in his/her district. Provides guidelines to use in working with a curriculum committee. (IRT)

Explains how to manage grievance adjudication rather than be managed by it. (Author/JM)

Provides guidelines for meeting legal standards of fairness in teacher evaluation. (WD)

An administrator needs both counseling and communication skills in emotion-charged conferences with parents, teachers, and students. (JM)

There are new requirements and opportunities for educating the handicapped. The ultimate success of mainstreaming depends on the leadership of school prinicpals. (Author/MLF)

Provides ten areas in which principals can work to help prevent teacher "burnout." (IRT)

Asserts that before failure occurs for chief information officers (CIOs), three major warning signs signal that the CIO is in trouble. Explores the three warning signs, discussing how intervene before problems have gone too far to resolve: (1) the importance of executive support; (2) the significance of strategic directions; and (3) the importance…

Considers the difficulty of policy implementation and the principal's importance in policy implementation. Gives advice to principals to embrace the educational policy, conceptualize the policy in the school context, demystify the policy through information disclosure, provide staff development for successful policy implementation, provide…

Discusses how using the job itself as a key professional development (PD) tool, identifying core competencies, assessing skills, and reviewing available opportunities leads to an effective PD plan for higher education information technology personnel. (EV)

Describes the roles played by college presidents in alumni relations, including campus beacon, institution tactician, alumni relations advocate, and campus connector. Discusses the responsibilities of alumni relations executives toward college presidents, including as a channel to alumni, presidential gatekeeper, and "outsider." Includes…

A discussion of financial audits for alumni associations encourages their use as a means of checking the organization's financial systems, and gives suggestions for finding an auditor, keeping costs down, and preparing for the audit. (MSE)

Outlines procedures involved in the formative evaluation of training materials in a draft stage before they are produced in their final form. The project manager's role is described, guidelines for conducting the tests and determining revisions are given, and worksheets to use in the process are provided. (LRW)

Argues that one of the primary roles of any school principal is to act as champion of students' rights of academic and intellectual freedom. Provides five steps that principals can take to preserve intellectual freedom in their schools. (HB)