The title coordinator today is preferred to director, the authors explain, because the principal is truly the director of the educational program that the community school embraces. They urge that this person be a member of the principal's administrative team. (Editor)

The effective administrator is one who has developed and implemented a personalized administrative theory. (Author)

Some insights gained in a first principalship are shared in hopes they may prove helpful to other new or aspiring principals in understanding the requirements of the job. (Author/MLF)

In dealing with the instructional staff, the administrator should not lose view of the fact that this is a relationship based essentially on authority. (Author)

Points out the significant need for providing additional instructional assistance at the building level. Principals must be provided assistance through central office curriculum specialists or curriculum expertise from within the school. (Author/IRT)

Describes the Audit of Principal Effectiveness, designed as a reliable, practical instrument for obtaining teachers' perceptions about principals' performance. Discusses the instrument's domain and factor definitions and lists some applications. Provides a copy of the instrument and three references. (MLH)

A successful principal stands on a professional base supported by three legs: management, leadership, and knowledge of schooling. Traditional preparation programs shortchanged leadership and management components. This arrticle underscores the relationship between leadership and culture, advocates administrator internships, and recommends an…

Regardless of their vocabulary knowledge and usage, secondary school students must learn how to read from subject area texts. Teachers must see that teaching students how to extract meaning from printed media is an integral part of good teaching at any level and in every subject field. The literature indicates very few implementation strategies.…

By adopting the attitude that teacher evaluations should serve primarily to help the teacher improve and only secondarily to determine whether teacher contracts should be renewed, principals can establish a collegial atmosphere that makes the evaluation process less threatening and more effective. (PGD)

An assistant principal suggests six changes in the role and responsibilities of assistant principals to help them prepare for principalship. (DCS)

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)

Authors show how, using PPBS, the principal becomes the manager of programs and people rather than an administrator of tasks.'' (Author/SP)

Author stresses the needs for initiative and creativity on the part of school principals. He interprets updating not as catching-up but as leading the parade of change. (Editor)

The role of the principal has been emasculated by the organizational structure of most school systems. Drastic reform is necessary to restore the potential of the principal's role - leadership. (AN)

Presented in this article is the author's own experience in science curriculum change. (Editor)