Presents a model to help principals with strategic planning. Success hinges on involving stakeholders, scanning for relevant data, identifying critical success factors, developing vision and mission statements, analyzing the site manager's supports and constraints, creating strategic goals and objectives, developing action plans, allocating…

Campus supervisors can be an integral part of a high school support staff, despite their cost. By carefully selecting good campus supervisors, districts can provide safer, cleaner, and more pleasant learning environments. (TE)

School trips to museums do not have to be boring lecture-tours if educators and museum personnel work together to make the visits exciting learning experiences. Includes a simple plan for developing such trips. (Author/MD)

If administrators make sure that required competencies are taught in the existing curriculum, there will be no need to create remedial classes for those who fail competency tests. Without the need for remedial classes, there is no chance that the regular curriculum will be reduced to accommodate them. (IRT)

Future-oriented planning is necessary if schools are to succeed in upgrading contemporary education. (Author/LD)

To help school administrators plan for the future and maintain a course of educational advancement, this article explains the four elements of good leadership practice: courage, character, communication, and caring. (MLH)

Because of the growing influence of teachers' unions in an environment unresponsive to teachers' needs, the teachers of the future could gain importance as problem solvers and professionals. (JW)

Schools seeking to sharpen their academic skills programs should consider defining their academic goals; organizing the school's resources and modifying the schedule, curricula, and instructional techniques to meet the goals; and developing an evaluation program that effectively measures progress toward the goals. (PGD)

Offers advice to administrators for increasing their effectiveness in an era of shrinking resources. Stresses the necessity for careful planning, delegation of tasks, and setting of priorities. Includes a guide for setting priorities and a priority planning chart. (WD)

A well-prepared lesson plan is the most effective tool for effective teaching and classroom control; determination and dedication lead to success; and other advice for new teachers. (DCS)

The effective administrator needs an understanding of planning, decision-making, communication, and professional ethics. (Author/JM)

For beginning principals, delegation is an important skill and an effective way to learn about staff members. After defining the school's strengths and weaknesses, a principal can set concise, realistic goals and communicate them to the school community. A general blueprint for action (including communication, assessment, planning, and…

Effective education depends on cooperative efforts at all levels of schooling and a bold insistence on progressive organizational power structures. (JW)

Reviews cooperative learning benefits and advises vocational teachers, principals, supervisors, administrators, and student organization members to cooperate to plan meaningful activities. Describes Future Homemakers of America's planning process; advocates a balance among cooperative, competitive, and individualized working modes; and provides…

High schools seek to maximize student holding power providing something for everybody. This shopping mall concept produces schools in which variety, choice, and neutrality are counterproductive for some individuals. To counteract this effect schools need to take risks through greater commitment to individual student development and to higher…