Presents results from a North Carolina survey on how principals view themselves and other principals. The survey addressed four questions: (1) the individual's actual leadership role, (2) the leadership role they would like to have, (3) the leadership roles assumed by three principals they know best, and (4) the leadership role played by most…

North Carolina's School Improvement and Accountability Act of 1989 recognized "input" models of earlier legislation and regulation had inhibited local educators' efforts to achieve academic success. "Outcomes" model was adopted. Schools were encouraged to seek waivers from state laws and regulations that had prevented them from…