This article deals with creating options for schools with staff problems. It suggests a practical methodology for helping schools fight the effects of bureaupathology. (Editor)

Experienced in the process of student evaluation of teachers, this author suggests ways of using student assessment to best advantage. (Editor)

Tools from industrial psychology and business can be designed to help schools select the best teachers. Hiring systems should identify and screen for desirable attitudes, behaviors, and skills; validate the selection process to predict excellence; ensure legal compliance; and eliminate unproductive paperwork. A five-stage application, testing,…

To implement school-based management successfully, the decision makers must reach consensus about degrees and levels of school and school district control of allocating human, financial, curricular, instructional, equipment, and school plant resources. This article sketches three different decision-making scenarios related to hiring teachers and…