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

Cautions that since education is complex, efforts to improve education must also be complex, extending beyond enabling principals to exert instructional leadership; that patient work is necessary to complete the absorption of changes; and that common standards for educational achievement do not necessitate standardizing teaching methods for all…

A special type of meeting between a new school principal and the school staff resulted in clarification of concerns and expectations, reduction of stress, and establishment of the new leadership. (MLF)

A style of supervision that varied from letting an assistant solve problems alone to solving the problems for him was not successful. A new approach that included scheduling meetings and collaborative inquiry proved to be effective. (MLF)

Reminisces on a full and many-faceted career as teacher, counselor, and administrator at Briarcliff Public Schools (New York). This woman administrator shuns visions of a comfortable, leisurely retirement for the rewards and challenges of her everyday work with students, teachers, parents, and colleagues. (MLH

The task of the supervisor is to help the reading teacher learn and use tactics and strategies for improved questioning of students. (Author)

Reports on observations in 34 class periods of six elementary teachers teaching spelling. Notes that much of the time was not devoted to actual instruction. Reviews the methods of spelling instruction that research has found effective and recommends ways that administrators can help improve spelling instruction, including classroom observation.…

Lists some reasons why supervisors are often among the first personnel to be cut in a budget crunch, then lists six abilities essential for the survival of supervisors in education's changing climate. (JM)

Using survey data, this article outlines the steps administrators can take to create effective community involvement. A table details the task assignment and evaluation of community members in such roles as consultant or member of a task force or committee. (JM)

The report most frequently heard in successful schools is that rules are carefully and openly developed, clearly announced, firmly enforced, and consistently applicable to everyone. (Author)

John Goodlad suggests that individual schools should be encouraged to establish their own priorities for improvement and should be supported by their districts and by networks of schools with similar concerns. He further suggests that subject area teaching should concentrate on broad concepts rather than on unlimited, discrete topics. (PGD)

The school can help abused and neglected children by establishing policies, training staff, and ensuring administrator commitment. (Author)

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Effective schools have effective leaders. Much of what the school does to promote achievement is within the principal's power to influence and control. Specifically, there are six leadership behaviors that have been consistently associated with schools that are well managed and whose students…

A survey of 203 elementary teachers revealed that, contrary to popular belief, most elementary teachers do not dislike math and that there is no significant difference between male and female attitudes toward math. Suggests ways to prevent student and teacher math anxiety. (JM)

The president of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching applauds the push for educational excellence but believes local school personnel are too rarely considered in the reform process. He suggests ways of granting teachers and principals the support and recognition they need to participate effectively in educational improvement.…