To meet the constantly changing needs of schools and diverse learners, educators must frequently monitor student learning, revise curricula, and improve instruction. Consequently, it is critical that careful analyses of student performance data are ongoing components of curriculum decision-making processes. The primary purpose of this study is to…

An essential ingredient of good school administrators is understanding the differences among people. Provides a simplified outline of Carl Jung's typology of personality differences to provide administrators a better understanding of staff behavior. (MD)

Outlines the School Climate Audit, a self-assessment system based on 12 factors that have been identified as determinants in successful schools. (MD)

Existentialism emphasizes not only man's responsibility for fashioning his own nature but also the importance of personal freedom, personal decision, and personal commitment. The author explores the concept of an existential school administrator and how he can be "someone for himself". (Editor)

Outlines findings on decision making from a recent survey of high school principals and middle management executives. Provides five recommendations for improving administrative skills. (MD)

Describes the purpose of evaluation, what benefits can be expected, and discusses the forces promoting and hindering the use of evaluative information. (Author/MLF)

This concluding article explores administrative programs submitted as exemplary approaches to effective school leadership. (Editor)

Describes a successfully pilot-tested planning model that focuses on the decisions that need to be made at the school level. (IRT)

Secondary school administrators confront a variety of ethical dilemmas during their tenure. Three hypothetical scenarios provide an opportunity to analyze the process employed to address an ethical dilemma. (MLF)

This writer implores the literature dealing with the "in-house" political system that principals participate in. The principal's interactions with colleagues and superiors are all "political," in the sense that he seeks to influence the conditions of his school's environment. (Editor)