This article describes the response to recommendations made by the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Consortium for the Performance Based Preparation of Principals regarding improvements in administrator education programs. Efforts to adopt the recommendations at universities in California, Utah, Illinois, and Michigan are…

This brief discussion of basic administrative postures may help principals direct their schools' efforts to cope with minimum competency regulations. (Author)

Administrators can structure successful transitions to standards-based curriculum and performance assessment. By thinking about this reform initiative's implications, building opportunities for thoughtful experimentation and dialogue, and anticipating dilemmas teachers might encounter during experimentation, administrators can design responsive…