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Establishing a Student Committee to Welcome Incoming Students.
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Scott, Elizabeth A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Outlines a successful high school orientation program using volunteer upperclass students to acclimate new students. (MD)
Descriptors: School Libraries, School Orientation, Secondary Education, Student Adjustment
Time Management: Handling It All.
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Kergaard, David – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Four major areas (office traffic, the telephone, organization, and discipline) consume much of a school administrator's time. Because principals of small and rural secondary schools do not always have adequate personnel support, planning a daily calendar, setting priorities, and delegating to other administrators and staff are essential…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Coping, Goal Orientation, Rural Schools
Staff Concern, Commitment Ensure Success of Desegregation Plan.
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Konnert, M. William – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Court-ordered desegregation of a midwestern junior high school was quickly achieved because of staff commitment to the plan, which included a uniform discipline code and staff resolution of ongoing problems. (CJH)
Descriptors: Desegregation Methods, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
How the Principal Can Help Beginning Teachers.
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Kurtz, William H. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Teachers just out of college need the help of their principals in adjusting to their new roles. This article discusses six difficulties that often face new teachers and suggests eight long-term orientation techniques that have proved successful. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
A Crucial Challenge: The Principal and the Beginning Teacher.
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Myers, Paul E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Outlines how the principal can help the beginning teacher in six areas: achieving status with peers, gaining the principal's attention, becoming oriented, making a unique contribution to the school, growing personally and professionally, and associating socially with peers. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction
Making Ninth Grade Orientation Work.
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Gehrke, Nathalie J.; Butler, William F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, Washington, uses a three-day freshman orientation program to prepare ninth graders for the high school experience and to help the high school to better know and provide for them. (DCS)
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, High Schools, Parent School Relationship, School Orientation
School-Based Management in Smaller Secondary Schools.
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Powell, Neal J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Principals of smaller and rural secondary schools should think critically about the mix of their goals with staff members' goals. Although very little can be accomplished from the principal's momentum alone, a united group can accomplish great things. Suggestions are given for providing each staff member with meaningful leadership opportunities.…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Goal Orientation, Leadership Qualities, Participative Decision Making
Capitalizing on Freshman Enthusiasm Can Help Improve a School's Effectiveness.
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Riley, Michael N. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Suggests freshman performance and school climate may dramatically improve if high school principals capitalize on freshmen enthusiasm by establishing a theme for the school year, developing a friendly orientation day, reevaluating the homeroom, and communicating with parents. (DCS)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, High School Freshmen, High Schools, Parent School Relationship