Throughout every region of North Carolina, leaders of organizations in all fields -- business, education, government, community, faith-based, and others -- agree that the future prosperity and well-being of the state's citizens requires successfully educating all of its children. That means effectively supporting children of every race and…

Executive coaching has become increasingly popular for managers and executives who need individualized, unbiased input to help them make the most of their developmental experiences. Executive coaching is a formal engagement that matches a qualified coach with an organizational leader in a series of dynamic, confidential sessions designed to…

Principal centers develop collegiality and provide training while facilitating growth and renewal for principals. (MD)

Introduces a series of articles on the topic of principal centers. (MD)

Discusses the growth and development of principal centers since 1981. Includes mention of the Harvard Principals' Center and a discussion of "The Conversation," a networking exchange funded by the Babcock Foundation. (MD)

Outlines the assumptions guiding the development of programs for leadership education of principals in Minnesota. (MD)

Identifies success factors found in four leadership training programs in South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, and Florida. (MD)

Records the experience of a principal who was able to turn to the Maine Principals' Academy for inservice training programs that help administrators develop effective leadership qualities. (MD)

Michigan's Meadowbrook Leadership Academy supports principals in school improvement programs by providing them with professional development programs. The operation of the center was derived from a set of 15 principles for adult development and staff development outlined with the description of the center. (MD)

Describes the activities developed for the "Students with Special Needs" group of the Fairfax County Principals' Research Group. The "Research Group" has shown that principals can implement ideas that do not emerge from any other source in the school system. (MD)

An inservice program for administrators that received high praise from San Diego (California) school administrators was a management style seminar using the "Personnel Profile System" and the "Activity Perception System" developed by John G. Geier. After briefly discussing a number of different systems that describe management styles, the author…

Discusses the participation of four California Superintendents in the Columbia Teachers College Superintendent's Work Conference and its value to the participants. Presents a proposition for producing an equilvalent West Coast summer conference. (MD)

Discusses the role of the purchasing agent in relation to the school management team and its importance in maintaining a high level of quality in education. (MD)

Outlines ways to develop an administrative intern program in a school system. Such a program allows the schools to develop a cadre of potential school executives while developing the skills and talents of the existing administrative staff. (MD)

This document is a series of three workshops for principals and school leaders using a Pacific region cultural context. Its goal is to promote diverse thinking and opinions that will lead to discussions that, in turn, will have a positive impact on student achievement. Workshop settings are based on the bai, a traditional house where people gather…