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Why Don't Assistant Principals Get the Principalship?
Authors: Brown Glenn J. , Rentschler James E.
Published: March 2007

The answer to the title question is complex, yet logically and forthrightly presented here. The authors' ideas are soundly backed up by their research findings.
Accepting the Challenges of Curriculum Development
Authors: Burgess Lovola
Published: March 2007

The challenge for cooperative leadership and the be havioral imperatives of being an assistant principal in charge of curriculum are discussed here.
A Unified Approach to Administration
Authors: Rankin Donald L.
Published: March 2007

This article speaks for cooperation rather than competi tiveness between principal and assistant principal(s). Only with unity on both philosophical and practical issues can an administration be coordinated for success.
Is Due Process Changing the Role of the Assistant Principal?
Authors: Boettcher Brian E.
Published: March 2007

Sprinkled generously with the do's and don't's in the life of every assistant principal, this article points out how the emphasis on due process in recent years has changed not only the assistant principal's image but also his job.
Leadership Concepts for Principals
Authors: Fiorello Anthony
Published: March 2007

The definitions, perspectives, and dimensions of leader ship outlined here are applicable to the principalship. Where do you see yourself?
Being a Leader
Authors: Hedges William D.
Published: March 2007

A principal's alienation from his faculty is a serious con sequence of authoritarian behavior. The author suggests that transactional leadership gets the school's jobs done better.
Unionized Principals— You May Be Next
Authors: Wagstaff Lonnie H.
Published: March 2007

Housekeeper, "Daddy," super-teacher, foreman, change agent, systems analyst.... The principal is all these things to different people—and more. Is the principalship in trouble? Can it be saved? "Yes," the author says, in answer to both questions.
Developing Plans for Professional Growth
Authors: Gregorc Anthony F.
Published: March 2007

Becoming, growing, maturing, and fully functioning are four phases of a teacher's development. This article supplies descriptions of these stages and suggests that school administrators have a responsibility for stimulat ing growth in their faculties.
How to Identify Humanistic Teachers
Authors: DeWitt Gerald
Published: March 2007

Affective skills, says the author, are too often overlooked when sizing up a potential teacher. Some helpful inter view techniques are outlined here that can clarify an applicant's attitudes toward both himself and children.
Compulsory Attendance Can Be Fatal
Authors: Piatt James G.
Published: March 2007

Citing problems in California high schools since the passage of a stringent compulsory attendance law, the author presses his thesis that students over the age of 16 should not be forced to attend school.
De Facto Dehumanization
Authors: Sykes Dudley E.
Published: March 2007

"Defacto dehumanization" is the author's conceptualiza tion of ability grouping, tracking, or whatever label is applied to the practice of segregating students according to their achievement or potential. In this paper, he states the rationales used to defend this practice and then challenges their validity.
Student Rights Require a Model for Change
Authors: Jacob George F. , Richter James P.
Published: March 2007

This article describes a procedure to protect student rights and improve the process of identifying students' social, emotional, or learning problems. As a result of its implementation, suspensions have dropped 35 percent and student dropouts have been significantly reduced.
What Schools Should Be Doing About Values Clarification
Authors: Simon Sidney B. , Bohn Mary Bradford
Published: March 2007

A student self-evaluation process is described in this article. Its purpose is to aid students in finding the answers to the questions of who they are and where they are going.
A Turnpike Observer: Notes
Authors: Kelly Edward M.
Published: March 2007

This writer cautions educators to be realistic in their assessment of school needs and to be discriminating in the innovations they choose to implement. He says that educators can get athlete's foot jumping upon every bandwagon that comes down the pike.
Student Activities
Authors: Huie David L.
Published: March 2007

Most respondents claiming exemplary programs in student activities indicated student newspapers, although other publications were also mentioned. The writer explores aspects of producing these printed pieces.
Administration: Decentralization
Authors: McDonough Patrick J.
Published: March 2007

This concluding article explores administrative programs submitted as exemplary approaches to effective school leadership.
The Energy Crisis; Not Only Why But What Can We Do?
Authors: Johnson William A.
Published: March 2007

Disturbed by the attitude that implies that we need do very little, this writer asserts that America's best and perhaps only hope of getting out of the present crisis is working with industry.
A Teacher Reports on the Consequences of Being in the MSP
Authors: Daniel Bonnie
Published: March 2007

NASSP's Model Schools Project presented its fifth annual report during the Association's Convention. Published here are statements by a teacher, a student, and the principal of one of the MSP schools (selected because of their proximity to the NASSP office and the convention), plus statements by another MSP principal in Canada, and by the Model Schools Project Directors.
The Principal, the Student, and the Law
Authors: Gottesman Roberta
Published: March 2007

This HEW spokeswoman emphasizes the principal's need to be knowledgeable of the many child-oriented com munity agencies that can help the school deal with student problems—either legal or social.
It's the Principal of the Thing
Authors: Landers Thomas J. , Silverman Robert S.
Published: March 2007

No matter what variables of personal leadership style may exist, certain constant qualities mark the effective principal. Since accountability pre supposes effectiveness, you may wish to check your leadership traits against those discussed here.
Perceptions of the Principal's Role
Authors: Afton Alex
Published: March 2007

The three basic school management styles are described here, along with some perceptions of how the principal's free choice of style is thwarted by certain conditions.
Advice to the Prospective Assistant Principal
Authors: Fallon Bernard V.
Published: March 2007

For those who aspire to become administrators, it is important that they have some advance func tional knowledge of the assistant principalship. Myriad demands are made on this position, which is largely an under-appreciated one. This writer portrays both the advantages and disad vantages inherent in the job.
Are Students Involved In Deciding Crucial Issues?
Authors: Calkins James E.
Published: March 2007

In order that men may be prepared for self-gov ernment, their apprenticeship must commence in childhood. The great moral attribute of self-gov ernment cannot be born and matured in one day; and if school children are not trained to it, we only prepare ourselves for disappointment if we expect it from grown men.
Student Evaluation of Teachers
Authors: Thompson June E.
Published: March 2007

Experienced in the process of student evalua tion of teachers, this author suggests ways of using student assessment to best advantage.
Intangibles in the Master Schedule
Authors: Parker Jack
Published: March 2007

School scheduling can be improved to express many of the intangibles of a school, which give the institution its heart, says this writer. He describes a good master scheduler and makes several recommendations.
Potential for I nner-City Youth?
Authors: Epps Edgar G.
Published: March 2007

Working class and minority participation in ac tion-learning poses potential problems likely to be overlooked by program planners. This presen tation reveals the trouble spots and offers con structive suggestions.
Evaluating Teachers' Methods
Authors: Cardellichio Thomas L.
Published: March 2007

Assessing teacher methods in relation to es poused learning objectives is the key to improv ing instruction and evaluation, says this princi pal. His article describes various ways to analyze teaching methods.
Are Teachers Playing "Statue" in the Classroom?
Authors: Bushman John H.
Published: March 2007

Principals, this author says, must allow teachers to appraise themselves. Introducing teachers to observation systems and inviting them to par ticipate will give them the impetus to improve their teaching through increased self-knowledge.
Selecting Math Teachers: Some Practical Approaches
Authors: Kaltsounis Bill
Published: March 2007

Interviewing techniques that get to the heart of whether a teacher will be effective are described here. The author welcomes descriptions of readers' own experiences with interview methods.
Evaluation of Administrative Performance By a School's Teaching Staff
Authors: Gaslin William L.
Published: March 2007

The model described in this article was used in a staff evaluation of the administrative team of Marshall-University High School in Minneapolis, Minn. The writer says the evaluation, which was received enthusiastically, suggested changes in administrative performance. A sample evalua tion instrument is appended.
Administration: Role and Function in Education
Authors: Hansen J. Merrell
Published: March 2007

Concerned about the differences that sometime arise between teachers and administrators in implementing the curriculum, the author clarifies some educational and personal relationships between the two to promote a more effective in structional program for students.
Milestones on the Road To Parochiaid
Authors: Hoffmann Earl
Published: March 2007

This article offers an historical review of state and federal aid to the private or parochial school. Pressure continues to be applied to both sides of the question.
How Journalism I nstruction Meets the 10 Imperative Needs
Authors: Hach Clarence W.
Published: March 2007

High school journalism courses, far from teaching a narrow discipline, have the potential of fulfilling most of youth's 10 imperative needs, according to this author.
White Principal, Black Student
Authors: Kern Charles R.
Published: March 2007

The normal possibility of misunderstanding between administrator and student is multiplied many times if the former is white and the latter black, says this author. He elucidates the dynamics of this explosive situation.
A Year-Round Education Plan for All Grade Levels
Authors: White William D.
Published: March 2007

Schools adopt year-round plans for a host of reasons, writes this author, who feels that today's fuel shortages and other conservation concerns further justify schools' operating 12 months of the year.
Film Review
Authors: Tegarden R. Stephen , Terracin Steven W.
Published: March 2007

AIMS Instructional Media Services, Box 1010, Hollywood, Calif. 90028 Produced by: Attorney General of California with grants from California Council on Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administra tion, United States Department of Justice. Color. Approximately 25 minutes.
The Principal's Chair: Pivotal Seat in Secondary Education
Authors: Bell Terrel H.
Published: March 2007

Speaking from personal experience, the nation's com missioner of education urges principals to redesign high school academic programs and to open up education to include opportunities beyond the school doors.
Task Force '74: Recommendations for Better Schools
Authors: Porter John W.
Published: March 2007

Four areas of concern need to be developed as quickly as possible if significant changes are to be achieved at the secondary school level, believe members of Task Force '74. They are: citizen involvement, educating for student responsibility, alternative programs, and teacher negotiations.
A National Internship Program Where Students Work With Executives
Authors: Hirsch Sharlene P.
Published: March 2007

Internship programs are nothing new—John Dewey advocated the use of the community as educator at the turn of the century. But a program based in New York City, where students rub shoulders with leaders throughout the country, is special to its 2,000 partici pants. The students mince no words when they're asked how they like their semester sabbatical.
Accelerating Change in Urban Education
Authors: Burgess Lovola
Published: March 2007

Although rigid in their allegiance to tradition, urban schools are slowly making progress toward meeting society's changing needs, this principal says. But time is running out, and we must accelerate our efforts to effect change in school structures, in student involve ment in the urban scene, in the abolition of anonymity, and in more realistic teacher education.
Peer Conducted Research: A Novel Approach to Drug Education
Authors: Wenk Ernst A.
Published: March 2007

This paper presents a model using an educational strategy employed in a New Hampshire high school and suggests that this model, and other learning models, can be more widely applied in social problem solving, parti cularly before sanctions based on medical and legal models are employed.
More Music for More Students: Broadening the Base of Involvement
Authors: Schaeffer Jack E.
Published: March 2007

Believing that the support of the principal is essen tial to implementing a successful music program, this writer describes the ways he feels music instruction can be made available for the "other 80 percent."
Instructional Materials: The Changing Industry
Authors: Brodinsky Ben
Published: March 2007

The beleaguered educational publishing industry is making a valiant stand against a storm of challenges. From eradicating bias in textbooks to verifying textbook effectiveness, many problems must be faced. The industry responds by cooperat ing with educators.
Principal William Shakespeare
Authors: Bromberg Murray
Published: March 2007

This writer suggests some Shakespearian gems for dealing with everyone from reporters to superin tendents. You can try your old-time memorization techniques on these apropos utterances—and be prepared for anything.
Educational Travel— Worrying About the Right Things
Authors: Parker Edmond T.
Published: March 2007

Educational travel does more for students than merely show them the sights. It has the larger purpose of sensitizing them to other cultures by helping them to understand the background of what they see. Mental growth and attitudinal change will be the result of a well-conceived and well-con structed travel itinerary.
Anatomy of a Community School
Authors: Longstreth Larry , Porter Charles
Published: March 2007

What's in it for you is the framework in which these authors describe the community school concept. They are careful not to claim community schools as the panacea to education's current problems, but they do have confidence in the future of the concept.
Teacher's Reactions to Ungraded Teaching
Authors: Low Harvey L.
Published: March 2007

This article sets forth the effects upon teachers produced by implementation of a non-graded secondary teaching environment. The data should prove useful as a vehicle for pre-program discussion prior to initiation of non-graded secondary programs, and for sensitizing adminis trators to the primary personnel reactions and conflicts that a non-graded program is sure to generate.
Necessary Conditions for Evaluating Teachers
Authors: Pine Gerald J. , Boy Angelo V.
Published: March 2007

These authors see teacher evaluation as a coopera tive process, one that evaluates competency from both internal and external frames of reference. Meeting initial resistance, determining who evaluates, and outlining necessary conditions are all part of this article.
Influencing the Federal Legislative Process
Authors: Hanrahan Robert P.
Published: March 2007

Knowing and contacting your congressman is an important part of every educator's efforts to influ ence legislation and to be politically alert, writes the author, but also important is knowing how the federal agencies most closely related to education are organized and operate. He gives a bird's eye view here.
Mathematics— Programs and Trends
Authors: Wolfe Martin S.
Published: March 2007

How can a principal respond to community ques tions on the validity of "new math"? This article gives a comparative analysis of the old and new, and describes a potential prototype for math pro grams of the future.
Low-Cost Remediation and Social Adjustment
Authors: Crane Robert L. , Jacobson Marjory
Published: March 2007

An adjusted study program can provide relief to both problem students and their teachers. This article tells how, at minimal cost, improvement can be realized in student attitudes and achievement.
The Non-Adversary Approach to Problem Solving
Authors: Hoffman Robert G. , Lipton Merrill I.
Published: March 2007

The adversary system is a bad bargain for every body, these authors believe, since insecurity and fear are the results. They describe an approach they found successful and recommend that teachers and students also use it.
Can Principals Still Discipline?
Authors: Zanella Richard E.
Published: March 2007

Lack of discipline as a major problem in schools crops up annually in the Gallup Poll of Public Atti tudes Toward Education. Yet, educators feel that they're in a legal strait jacket, unable to punish student offenders. How can educators, get out of this double bind? Options still remain open, says this author.
Schools and Student Rights: The Attitudinal Lag
Authors: Childs Harold
Published: March 2007

For school administrators, the key to avoiding a court contest over student rights is attitude change, says the author. The principal must be firm, yet sensitive to societal changes that impinge on the school. He suggests positive action in the form of developing a student rights code.
"Being" a School Administrator
Authors: Rice Irvin K.
Published: March 2007

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."
Integrating the Desegregated School
Authors: Bazeli Frank P.
Published: March 2007

It is self-defeating for a school staff to attempt to destroy informal student subgroup organizations, believes this author. He gives suggestions for helping minority groups to become more cohesive with the student body.
Partnership in Program for Gifted
Authors: Ginsburg Gina
Published: March 2007

Committed to the total support of the public schools in New Jersey, the organization described in this article hopes one day to go out of existence when the public schools provide what it is currently offering gifted students through its well-known Saturday Workshop. The author describes the nature of the program and how it works.
Programs for the Urban Gifted
Authors: Sholseth Richard D.
Published: March 2007

If programs for the gifted are to succeed, they need strong leadership, program definition and articulation, inservice education, and local guidelines, believes this California educator, who reflects what's happening in his state.
The Delphi Technique for Forecasting and Goal-Setting
Authors: Pallante James J.
Published: March 2007

Being part of a state college research team, the author's numerous encounters with secondary school administrators have convinced him that the research instrument described here could be successfully used in high schools.
Behavioral Objectives— From Theory to Practice
Authors: Brown Timothy F. , Coppedge Floyd L.
Published: March 2007

Many people feel that stating objectives is a theo retical constraint rather than a practical tool to improve the quality of learning. The authors show the value of this process for the educator and the learner.
Education, Society, and the Law
Authors: Gasch Oliver
Published: March 2007

Judge Gasch, who spoke in place of Judge John Sirica, states that judges should refrain from exer cising supervisory power over the schools since they lack the experience, the training, and the expertise for such work.
A Model for Teacher Evaluation
Authors: Spivey James R.
Published: March 2007

The evaluation model presented in the following article is an attempt to provide a workable formula for a typical school setting. The key ingredient, Spivey states, is a climate of professionalism and mutual trust.
A Personal Commitment to Professional Accountability
Authors: DeMont Roger A. , DeMont Billie
Published: March 2007

This article focuses on the relationship of accounta bility to the educator's ability to conduct inquiry into personal professional roles and to provide assist ance to professional peers who are conducting simi lar inquiries. A positive intervention model is devel oped by emphasizing the educational experience of the practitioner.
Assessing Administrative Performance
Authors: Rentsch George J.
Published: March 2007

Administrators, who assess others, cannot them selves be immune from assessment, Rentsch con tends. A plan for administrator assessment is of fered below.
Toward Educational Excellence in an Urban Junior High School
Authors: Drake Daniel D. , Schuttenberg Ernest M.
Published: March 2007

An organizational climate that provides a partici pating atmosphere for students, teachers, and parents is essential to the success of an educational program. The following article describes one junior high school principal's efforts to create such a cli mate in his school.
Learning Disabled Adolescents: Creating a Climate for Learning
Authors: Cahn Lorynne D. , Nolan Charles E.
Published: March 2007

Cahn and Nolan believe that many learning disabled students can be educated within the conventional secondary school setting if the school is blessed with a knowledgable, sympathetic principal.
Gifted and Talented Children: The Neglected Minority
Authors: Thomas Donald
Published: March 2007

Gifted students are not receiving the kind of educa tion they need and deserve. In overlooking the needs of such students, Thomas states, our schools are allowing a great natural resource to go to waste. He surveys the situation below.
Social Promotion: Problem or Solution?
Authors: Cunningham William G. , Owens Ray C.
Published: March 2007

Social promotion is accomplishing what it was in tended to do; it is relieving the various grades of over-age, floundering students. If we are to help these potential failures, the authors contend, we must devise new educational systems.
Teaching Girls To Become More Politically Competent
Authors: Anton Kristin P.
Published: March 2007

If women are to achieve equality of opportunity in today's society, they must attain a degree of per sonal autonomy. The writer believes schools can help young women develop the necessary com petencies to reach this goal.
The Positive View of Self
Authors: Thomas Donald
Published: March 2007

The fable below serves as a most appropriate pre lude for Thomas' message—one that cannot be delivered too often, and one that needs no introduc tion.
Tell Me What You Do
Authors: Johansen Don
Published: March 2007

An interview program developed as a part of the Career Education Project in the Robbinsdale (Minn.) school district paid off in more ways than one. In the following article Johansen describes a signifi cant side effect of the program.
A Lunchroom Survival Guide
Authors: Hoffman Jacob , Stranix Edward
Published: March 2007

When hundreds of students are herded into the lunchroom at one time the result is frequently pan demonium, state the authors. Their suggested solu tion, outlined below, is a simple one: shorter lunch periods with fewer students in each.
Questions an Administrator Should Ask
Authors: Schumann Paul F.
Published: March 2007

In this time of many applicants for few jobs, admin istrators should give serious thought to sharpening their interview techniques so that they hire the very best teachers possible for their schools. Schumann offers some suggestions that he found successful.
Anonymity ... Scourge of Our Time
Authors: Copley Donna T. , Karban Ruth L.
Published: March 2007

Schools, like the rest of society, have fallen into the trap of adopting bureaucratic communications. They assign numbers to people for efficiency's sake. Although we do this unwittingly, these writers say, we are really accentuating anonymity. They urge principals to change this dehumanizing situa tion.
Establishing Salary Schedules for Supervising Extracurricular Activities
Authors: Hendrickson Grant
Published: March 2007

On the following pages Hendrickson outlines the plan used in the Longview, Wash., public schools for determining the rate of compensation for coaches and activity advisers. The plan, he sug gests, could be modified to suit other school dis tricts.
Wanted: Confident Teachers with a Purpose
Authors: Clay Katherine
Published: March 2007

Teachers do their students a major disservice by not demanding the achievement of precise skills, ad monishes this writer. She chides educators who claim to be seeking the larger, more important ideas and in so doing permit the details of the subject to pass unlearned. Administrators, she urges, must find teachers who know what to teach, how to teach, and how to evaluate what has been taught.
Some Principles for Secondary School Principals
Authors: Valenti Ronald D.
Published: March 2007

There exists today a wealth of material about school discipline. Although such materials are valuable, Valenti notes, any approach to the discipline prob lem must incorporate the basic management princi ples outlined here.
Urban Education: The Politics of School Resources
Authors: Schreck Robert J. , Harper Lubbie , Pope Kenneth S.
Published: March 2007

Many proposed solutions to the problem of school discipline, while impressive sounding, are too ex pensive for shrinking school budgets to bear. The authors, who rely on personal experience, suggest that an existing resource, if functioning effectively, can keep disciplinary problems in check. That re source is the school principal.
Educational Management: Art or Science?
Authors: Abrell Ronald L.
Published: March 2007

Is the school administrator an artist or a scientist? The author, who believes he is likely to be both, describes how management is really an art. He ex amines the role of artists and suggests that their training models be used in the preparation of school administrators.
Using the "Grapevine" as a Problem-Solving Tool
Authors: Young Joe , Emanuel Joe
Published: March 2007

Every organization has an informal communication system—a "grapevine." This grapevine can either strangle the organization or help the organization. An outline for grapevine utilization follows.
Woman School Administrators: A Status Report
Authors: McCarthy Martha M. , Webb Lillian D.
Published: March 2007

Educational literature is saturated with rhetoric con cerning affirmative action, Title IX, and the evils of sexism. However, in the arena of school adminis tration, the authors note, not only are women notice ably lacking among the ranks of practitioners, but also they are grossly underrepresented among those who train administrators (university profes sors) and those who hire and fire administrators (boards of education). McCarthy and Webb review the situation and offer some advice in the following pages.
Is Your Media Specialist on Your Administrative Team?
Authors: Meyers Judith K.
Published: March 2007

The answer to Meyers' question, most likely, is "No." She offers a number of reasons why that answer should be "Yes."
Teacher-Adviser or Teacher-Counselor—
Authors: Pilkington Ross A. , Jarmin Harl R.
Published: March 2007

In the following article Pilkington and Jarmin outline the distinctions between teacher-adviser and teacher-counselor programs. There are, they note, important differences that must be recognized if the programs are to be successfully implemented.
The Best Is Yet To Be
Authors: Richards Bob
Published: March 2007

Stories from the world of sports illustrate Richards' highly inspirational presentation. Each and every one of us, he argues, must strive for greatness. The address remains essentially as presented to pre serve the oral style of its author.
Separate Bargaining Units for Principals—The Wrong Solution
Authors: Sinclair John E.
Published: March 2007

Collective negotiations have not been good for edu cation, Sinclair notes. He sees the administrative team concept as a viable alternative to separate bargaining units.
Community Involvement and Shared Decision Making
Authors: Glass Thomas
Published: March 2007

What can educators do to improve the public's atti tude about schools? This is the question the writer addresses here. He shows how shared decision making and involvement can create a climate for change.
Preparation Is the Key to Effective Negotiations with Teachers —But Where Is the Principal?
Authors: Hersey Paul W.
Published: March 2007

The number of teachers affiliated with employee bargaining units is increasing. Increasing as well is the concern of the principals who must administer the resulting employee agreements. Guidelines for effective principal involvement in the bargaining process are offered below.
Guidelines for Eval uating and Compensating Administrators
Authors: Herman Jerry J.
Published: March 2007

This article presents step-by-step procedures for use in establishing an evaluation system for admini strative staff, and offers some practical suggestions for determining salary schedules.
Are Principals Competent in the Instructional Leadership Domain?
Authors: Zechman Harry T.
Published: March 2007

Principals are performing well as instructional lead ers, this writer reports. His findings, derived from a survey of superintendents, principals, and teachers, are presented below.
No Perfect Model
Authors: Thomas M. Donald
Published: March 2007

The need for capable leaders in education has never been greater, writes this school administrator, who feels today's schools must be led by men and women of great energy. He describes leadership and explains just how complex the concept is.
Democratic Leadership Doesn't Just Happen
Authors: Hartman Catherine L.
Published: March 2007

The professional behavior of most educational ad ministrators can be classified as "authoritarian," contends this author, who believes that a "demo cratic" administrative style is more effective, and details a strategy for developing a democratic leadership style.
What Motivates School Administrators?
Authors: Schmidt Gene L.
Published: March 2007

What provides the school administrator with a feel ing of achievement? What kind of recognition does he seek? What, in brief, motivates the school admin istrator ? Some answers are suggested below.
The Busy Principal Syndrome
Authors: Weldy Gilbert R.
Published: March 2007

With tongue in cheek, this author says there are definite advantages to one's appearing busy. He describes just how one can emphasize the appear ance of busy-ness. It's not sufficient to be busy un obtrusively, he says, others must know you are busy.
Turnabout: A Department Evaluates Its Supervisor
Authors: Ingari Sandro
Published: March 2007

Here is a model for use by a department member in evaluating the department supervisor. Such an as sessment, in combination with the principal's evalu ation, should provide broad-based feedback on performance, writes this author.
Less Spending, More Imagination
Authors: Grady Joan Butterworth
Published: March 2007

Designing a student activities program that meets the unique needs of middle school students need not be difficult or expensive, Grady reports. She offers some practical, workable suggestions below.
Emphasis on Results
Authors: Ford Henry
Published: March 2007

While encouraging the acquisition of basic skills by students, this giant of the industrial world cautions readers that he is not saying quite the same thing as those in the back-to-the-basics movement. He con cludes with a few words of advice about how to react to critics.
Education and Business: Partners for Human Progress
Authors: Lesher Richard L.
Published: March 2007

The goals of both education and business give ample reason for the people engaged in them to be come more closely allied as partners for human progress, writes the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He describes how cooperative efforts between the two can be initiated in solving the nation's problems and serving its needs.
Organizational Patterns in Schools: Impact on Teachers and Students
Authors: DeYoung Edward J.
Published: March 2007

This article develops a descriptive model of school organizational patterns using the concept of complexity of environment, and explores the implica tions different organizational patterns have for stu dents and teachers.
A Volunteer Dropout Prevention Program
Authors: Raymond Edward
Published: March 2007

Fargo South High School's Individu alized Learning Cen ter provides a last chance for potential school dropouts. The program—described below—has achieved remarkable success, claims the principal.
Managing Conflict in Educational Settings
Authors: Frey Diane , Young Joseph A.
Published: March 2007

Outlined here is a management process designed for use by educators in resolving conflict situations. The process has been utilized successfully in a wide range of problem situations.
How To Hire a Competent Foreign Language Teacher
Authors: Bayuk Barry S. , Bayuk Milla
Published: March 2007

If foreign languages are to be studied successfully they must be taught ef fectively. Guidelines for judging the com petency of prospec tive foreign language instructors are offered here.
Student Attendance: What Relates Where?
Authors: Wright John S.
Published: March 2007

A research study was conducted in the State of Virginia into factors affecting school attendance. The findings pre sented here should be of interest to administrators nation wide.
The Visiting Committee Recommends
Authors: O'Donnell Robert J.
Published: March 2007

The Commission on Public Schools of the New England Associ ation of Schools and Colleges annually conducts 50 to 60 evaluations of sec ondary schools for accrediting purposes. The author presents here the recom mendations that ap peared one year in 25 percent or more of the evaluation reports.
The Observation Report—A Help or a Nuisance?
Authors: Robinson John J.
Published: March 2007

How do you and your administrative staff rate as classroom observers? The results of a survey of Connecticut edu cators, presented here, may provide some insights.
School Overcomes Problems, Makes Progress
Authors: Olthoff Richard J. , Walker Bruce , Johnson Sharon
Published: March 2007

Turning a school around is slow and difficult, these administrators relate, but once the commit ment and initial plans are made the gains are encouraging. Minot's Central Campus houses 1,500 ninth and tenth graders.
Violence in Public Schools: HEW's Safe School Study
Authors: Rubel Robert J.
Published: March 2007

Released in mid- January by the De partment of Health, Education, and Wel fare's National Insti tute of Education, the Safe School Study was requested by Congress in legisla tion passed in 1974. It is this Study to which Congress and HEW look to settle, once and for all, ques tions about the nature and extent of school- based crime and vio lence occurring throughout the coun try.
The Changing Role of the Classroom Teacher
Authors: Henson Kenneth T.
Published: March 2007

Educational change is keeping pace with today's fast-moving society. This article discusses some effects of modular scheduling, experi mental grouping, the open classroom, and alternative schooling on the role of today's teacher.
Guidelines for Improving Communications Skills
Authors: John Walter D. St.
Published: March 2007

Offered here are some principles and techniques for improving speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills— valuable tools for the administrator.
Staffing the Interscholastic Athletic Program
Authors: Arnold Don E.
Published: March 2007

This article addresses the increasingly diffi cult challenge of staffing the inter scholastic athletic program. Educators need to be creative in developing responses to this challenge, the author notes. However, he warns, there are several legal con siderations that limit the flexibility to respond.
A Model for Academic Accountability
Authors: Elliott Peggy G. , Brown Timothy
Published: March 2007

This review of the development and present status of indi vidualized instruction provides insight into why that movement fell short of its goal. On the positive side, the authors note some good results of the effort, and state that "the human con dition is on our side."
A Humanistic Approach to Accountability A Paradox
Authors: Lagana Joseph F.
Published: March 2007

Accountability need not be an inhumane and production- oriented obsession. Viewed as a process and guide it can be one of the educational administrator's most valuable tools, this author contends. A defense of his position and a self- assessment instrument for administrators follow.
Accountability and Demands on Staff
Authors: Kimpston Richard D.
Published: March 2007

Educators require better planning skills if today's demands for improved educational programs are to be met. To this end, colleges of education as well as the schools themselves must adjust their focus.
A New Look at the High School Diploma
Authors: Hawkins Martin
Published: March 2007

Much has been written about the inability of many high school graduates to function effectively in society. Toward resolving this problem, this author offers some alterna tives to the traditional diploma.
Behind Minimum Competency Testing: Logic or Mislogic?
Authors: Branch Jan S. , Branch Charles V.
Published: March 2007

Adopting a minimum competency testing program will not automatically improve competencies, warn these writers, who explain here what they believe are the faulty assumptions of MCT proponents.
A Model for a Criterion- Referenced System
Authors: Bray Dorothy , Taylor Darrel D.
Published: March 2007

This article guides the school administrator through the processes the authors consider most important to establishing a criterion-referenced instructional system.
Back to Basics: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Authors: Beyer Barry K.
Published: March 2007

It is time, this author states, to face the fact that positive, con structive efforts are necessary if reading and writing instruction is to improve. An approach to such improvement is dis cussed here.
An Up-Front Approach to Administrative Evaluation
Authors: Herman Jerry J.
Published: March 2007

Offered here is an overview of a three fold evaluation system that works for one Michigan school system. Interested readers might wish to consider such a system for their districts.
Administrator Protections in Negotiated Contracts
Authors: Pisapia John Ralph , Sells Jack D.
Published: March 2007

After analyzing a national sampling of administrator collec tive bargaining agree ments, the authors present here ex amples of provisions contained in those agreements to describe the con cerns of many school administrators today.
Welcome to the Principalship, Dr. Maslow
Authors: McArdle Paul E.
Published: March 2007

The principal must operate as a facili tator, operating to meet the needs of staff and students, according to Maslow's theory. And that theory is essential to an effec tively functioning educational system, this author claims.
Evaluation—What's It All About?
Authors: Grobe Robert P.
Published: March 2007

What are the major forces that promote evaluation? What are the forces that impede effective use of evaluation information? These and other relevant questions, plus evaluation models, are discussed in this article by an author who involves his readers.
Evaluation: Can We Agree?
Authors: Robinson John J. , Lee John H.
Published: March 2007

As school districts attempt to organize teacher evaluation procedures it is becoming more and more apparent that those involved— principals, other supervisors, and the teachers—do not agree on the criteria needed for proper evaluation. The infor mation presented in this article is from a survey of Connecticut educa tors, and should prove enlightening and perhaps even surprising.
The Professional Performance File
Authors: Christensen Douglas D.
Published: March 2007

Properly designed appraisal processes can result in higher levels of achieve ment for individuals and for organizations. Suggestions for one such system are outlined here.
On-the-Job Training for Classroom Supervisors
Authors: Kostman Samuel
Published: March 2007

Academic training for classroom super vision doesn't provide the experi ence that administra tors and department chairmen need to perform effectively as supervisors, writes this principal, who describes here a program which has succeeded in his school.
What Principals Think of Statute on Evaluation
Authors: Perrone Michael
Published: March 2007

Following a survey of Connecticut's secondary school principals, the Profes sional Studies Committee of the state association pre pared several recommendations concerning the state's statute on teacher evaluation. The committee chairman presents them here.
Working with the Media
Authors: Henry William E.
Published: March 2007

The school administrator need not have an adversary relationship with the local press. Some myths about reporters are dispelled and some tips on establishing good media relations are provided in the following article.
Reconnecting the School and the Community: Mission Possible
Authors: Ascough Larry
Published: March 2007

The concept of school-community partnerships is not new. It is, however, frequently overlooked. How one school district developed and utilizes this valuable educational resource and public relations tool is detailed on the following pages.
The Toughest Game in Town
Authors: Koff Robert H.
Published: March 2007

The game is education, says this writer, who presents the reader with several factors that relate to the problem of student discipline with a view to finding solutions.
Student Self-Scheduling —Is It Worth the Risk?
Authors: Kelly Larry K.
Published: March 2007

With a sample of nearly 700 students in grades 9,10,and 11 at seven schools, the author describes what he learned about the kind of influence such variables as parents, friends, counselors, teachers, written information, and long-and short- term goals have on the scheduling process.
Teaching Vocabulary in the Content Areas
Authors: Cunningham Patricia M.
Published: March 2007

Many teachers, this author believes, do not realize the ease with which vocabulary development can be integrated into their courses of study. Techniques for accomplishing this are offered here.
Climbing the Ladder to Leadership
Authors: Killian Michael G. , Sexton Michael J.
Published: March 2007

Today's principal must perform a myriad of tasks every day. Once these tasks are categorized according to importance he will be able to allocate his time much more effectively, these authors believe. Their system is explained on the following pages.
Instructional Leadership and the Principal
Authors: Pendergrass R.A. , Wood Diane
Published: March 2007

This article focuses on one systematic design model—Planned Instructional Emphasis —and the principal's function in its use. In addition, some leadership strategies for use when implementing an instructional design model are outlined.
Reading Programs: Suggestions for Principals
Authors: Mangieri John N.
Published: March 2007

The support of the principal is absolutely essential if a school's program of reading instruction is to achieve its purposes, says th is writer. He presents six suggestions that principals can use to implement quality reading programs.
Got Your Follow-Up Act Together?
Authors: Headrick Mark L.
Published: March 2007

Not only is follow-up information on former students required by state and federal laws, but it is also necessary for administrators attempting to evaluate school programs. Some points to consider in organizing a follow-up program are offered here.
Enrollment and Course Offerings
Authors: Guenther John , Hansen Patricia A.
Published: March 2007

Schools need to consider alternatives to traditional semester and year-long courses, conclude these authors, who base their advice on data collected in 1976-77 from high schools in four midwestern states.
Principles of Conflict Resolution
Authors: Kelley Edgar A.
Published: March 2007

What causes conflict? What role does conflict play in the principalship? What factors should the administrator consider in planning for effective conflict resolution? These questions and others are considered on the following pages.
Public Law 94-142 and the Building Principal
Authors: Rebore Ronald W.
Published: March 2007

Strong leadership is required of the building principal if PL 94-142 is to be effectively im plemented. To that end guidelines for establishing a participative leader ship model are provided on these pages.
Small-Group Process Skills: Necessary for Effective Meetings Donald G. MacKenzie
Authors: MacKenzie Donald G.
Published: March 2007

How effective are faculty meetings at your school? Meetings, when well-organized and led by askillful chairperson, can result in great personal satisfaction by just about everyone, the author states. Seventeen suggestions for making meetings what they should be are given on these pages.
Organizational Control Tops Priority List
Authors: Callison William L. , Beckman Walter F.
Published: March 2007

In a survey at an NASSP convention respondents indicated that secondary school administrators are more interested in achieving organizational goals than they are in welfare issues. The authors review the findings in this article.
What Is Lacking in Theory Y?
Authors: Rains Sylvester , Fortney Nancy
Published: March 2007

School administrators, like other managers, need more than just a Theory X or Y for their management styles. Some new assumptions are presented by the authors for consideration.
The Principal and Effective Staff Morale
Authors: Magoon Robert A. , Linkous Saundra W.
Published: March 2007

Good staff morale is crucial to the operation of an effective educational program, these writers note. What can the principal do to ensure high morale in his or her school? Some recommenda tions are made in this article.
Renewal: A Problem-Solving Model
Authors: Bassin Marc , Gross Tom
Published: March 2007

The High School Self-Renewal Program, described on the following pages, offers a method for defining and solving school problems. The program is based on the premise that the school community itself is most aware of its problems and contains individuals with the skills and commitment necessary to solve them.
Research and Secondary Education
Authors: Graham Patricia Albjerg
Published: March 2007

What follows is the text of a speech prepared for delivery by NIE Director Graham at NASSP's 1979 National Convention in Houston. Transporta tion delays prevented her from speaking.
Trends and Counter-trends in the Teaching of English
Authors: Purves Alan C.
Published: March 2007

The author, president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides an overview of the various trends in English instruction during the last 30 years.
The Audiovisual Portfolio: An Answer to the Teacher Competency Question
Authors: Williams Eugene
Published: March 2007

Hiring beginning teachers with traditional screening and interviewing methods can be a difficult task. This writer suggests that applicants be required to provide an audiovisual portfolio for inspection. This would, he claims, give the prospective employer a clear idea of the applicant's actual teaching style and ability.
Effective Communication: The Key to Student Management
Authors: Overman William
Published: March 2007

Four communication models that can be used by the teacher to manage classroom behavior are described on the following pages. Each model has individual differences, but more important, the author notes, are the communication skills common to all four.
The Role of Principals Today — Tracing Its Development
Authors: Kellams Darrell
Published: March 2007

What people expect of their secondary school principals today differs from what they expected a few years ago. The changes and how they occurred, says this writer, are recorded in the professional literature, notably the NASSP Bulletin, which he reviews here in tracing the principal's emerging role.