Opening a New School: What Else Can Go Wrong?.

Shafer, Patty

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ERIC Number: EJ597027

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Opening a New School: What Else Can Go Wrong?

Shafer, Patty

Principal, v79 n2 p28-30 Nov 1999

Describes a Texas principal's experience of overseeing the consolidation of three elementary schools into a larger facility for nearly 1,000 students. The 3 years spent designing, building, and moving into the new facility were both exhilarating and exhausting. Advice on handling frustrations is provided. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Principals, Problem Solving, School Closing, School Construction, School District Reorganization, Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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