Describes a district's reorganization of 2 K-5 schools into 1 for all K-2 grades and 1 for all 3-5 grades for economic reasons. The principal of the 3-5 facility views better focus and certain innovative initiatives (involving coverage of special topics, a whole-language reading program, and a sequential-research-skills approach) as advantages.…

Coprincipals carry the authority and status of the principal's office equally. The coprincipalship at Lompoc (California) Valley Middle School has functioned successfully for two years. Each principal shares in decision-making and has contacts with both successful and struggling students. (Author/MLF)

Six administrators comment about their experiences as dual principals--situations in which one principal has responsibility for two or even more schools. All agree that the dual principalship imposes restrictions on the principal's role as a leader. (MLF)

A principal describes the conditions in his school that provide intellectual stimulation and promote discussions among staff, students, and himself. (JM)

In an interview published in the June 1980 issue of "Principal," Paul Collins, pioneer principal of a model New Hampshire middle school, called for a real understanding of preadolescent students. The school has continued its experiential learning emphasis and has become involved in action research projects, such as an intensive inservice…

Notes the increasing availability of prekindergarten programs for four-year-olds and describes a program that groups four- and five-year-olds together. Covers the program's instructional goals; reasons for using multi-aged grouping, cooperative teaching, and structured planning time; curriculum; interaction with parents; and dependence on the…