When I was a beginning principal, I never was under the illusion that I knew everything. However, I did feel the heavy burden of responsibility to make decisions for matters that were constantly being brought to my desk. You know the ones: "How can we avoid several classrooms needing to use the water fountain at the same time?"; "Should the third-grade teachers start the semester with science or health?"; "Can I order a class newsletter different from the one used by the other teachers?" I spent hours making decisions about which student chairs to order and what color to paint the halls. I agonized over recess and lunch duty rosters.