Today, administrators must assume a different mindset if public schools are to remain viable and functional. Changing populations resulting in heterogeneous communities, the diversity of community values, and the finite resources available to meet the infinite desires of a demanding constituency have created the necessity for political acumen on…

To help school staffs, students, parents, and community members understand and apply accreditation processes, ten booklets outline the new accreditation procedures adopted by the Washington State Board of Education for individual elementary and secondary schools. The booklets contain forms, checklists, and explanatory materials for two general…