Outlines the stresses of a principal's job that can cause harm. (IRT)

Argues for the need for leaders, rather than for managers, in education. (IRT)

Provides a list of the causes of stress in a principal's job and then a list of steps a principal can take to cope with them. (IRT)

Counsels new superintendents to assess staff strengths and deficiencies before devising a plan that uses everyone's talents (even those of "turkey" principals) to fullest advantage. Strong communication and supervisory skills and firm administrative policies are essential to target weak performers and determine when transfers or dismissals might…

Advises administrators about how to invest school money in accounts that draw the maximum amount of interest. (WD)

Ray Tolcacher, the active and highly visible principal of Whelan Elementay School in Lennox, California, won the respect and trust of the Hispanic community served by Whelan by encouraging local residents to use school facilities and by fostering good relations between community members and local police. (PGD)

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)

Analyzes the elementary principal's lonely position as one separate from teachers but not closely associated with other administrators. Outlines four points to consider if a principal is to have a better work life. (IRT)

A superintendent's credibility depends greatly on visibility with staff and community members. Teaching a class is one way to thwart the office-bound bureaucrat image, according to a New Jersey superintendent who teaches an early morning high school English class each semester. No one accuses him of being out of touch with classroom realities!…

Highlights of this look at a Cleveland principal include his technique for involving staff directly with students, his role in impressive test score increases, and his passion for art collecting. (KS)

Presents 12 managerial maxims to help the harried administrator balance institutional demands and human needs. The administrator should focus on the product (educating children), understand the limitations of meetings, and recognize the importance of vision, risk-taking, planning, motivation, image and personal appearance, competence, innovation,…

How one principal used the six-step problem-solving process--research, rank, plan, implement, evaluate, and publicize--to improve the faculty morale, student spirit, and discipline of a high school previously wracked with racial problems, violence, and community distrust. (MLF)

School executives can use a technique borrowed from business, "Strategic Planning," to introduce change and improvements into schools. (MLF)

Offers suggestions about how principals can avoid problems with substitute teachers, including location, selection, and preparation of subs; provision of appropriate information and materials; and evaluation. (WD)

Offers guidelines from the chief of security services of a Maryland school district on how to handle three hypothetical disciplinary situations in schools involving fights, student drug use, and trespassers. (RW)