To define the role of the assistant principal in Arizona, this study asked participants to list specific tasks and required competencies. The final list is reproduced here. (LD)

A major problem faced by school districts in the US is the paucity of applicants for the posts of school principals. A solution adopted by The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) in Orange County California was the cultivation of good leaders from within the district through the Teaching Assistant Principal (TAP) program.

This bibliography on principals and vice-principals, the fourth such bibliography published by the Canadian Teachers' Federation, lists materials on the topic published since August 1978. Unlike its predecessors, this bibliography of 759 entries is annotated wherever possible and arranged by subject for easier access to specific kinds of…

The assistant principal is often overlooked and the position can become buried in custodial, clerical, discipline, and social duties. The position needs to be redefined so that school administration can become more productive. (MD)

Lists 10 suggestions that an assistant principal can use to enhance his/her position in the school. (LD)

Concerns about effective use of school instructional time have been evident for many years. The more stringent demands of the newer accountability mechanisms have obligated educators to renew efforts to optimize the teaching and learning process. This study addressed the nature and extent of classroom instructional time erosion by external…

This report, prepared from data supplied by Educational Research Service, Inc., deals specifically with 1975-76 comparative data about salaries paid to principals and assistant principals in approximately 700 public school districts. Section 1 compares the lowest and highest 1975-76 salaries paid to principals and assistant principals, using…

Provides a light-hearted checklist to be used by assistant principals to evaluate when they have settled into the job. (MD)

Outlines how to carry out investigations of student fights. Includes recommendations and procedures for interrogating witnesses and possible offenders. (MD)

A case for making the vice-principal's job more responsible--one which places the administrator where the learning takes place--is presented. What the vice-principal should be doing versus what he should not be doing is discussed. (RK)

In describing the Spartans of ancient Greece, this writer makes a parallel with the problems of high school students today and asks principals to be understanding. (Author/LD)

Principal shares lessons and insights with beginning principals. Discusses differences between principals and assistant principals, staff relationships, competition for resources, giving and receiving loyalty, identifying and following a moral compass. (PKP)

Investigates K-12 assistant principal job satisfaction and career objectives in Orange Country, California. Results of two surveys (2000, 2002) of assistant principals find over two-thirds of those responding are satisfied with their jobs and desire to become principals within the next 5 years. Discusses reasons why some assistant principals are…

Survey of principal evaluation of administrator preparation program. Data were collected from 180 certified principals using a four-part survey instrument designed by the investigators. Finds, for example, that principals rated mentoring most valuable experience during coursework phase of program. Draws implications for further study. (Contains 25…

Emily Johnson, a new high school assistant principal, ponders how to handle an unexpected dilemma over the faculty award nomination procedures. As chair of the faculty awards committee, she has to decide how to handle the arrival of late nominations. They were submitted by a committee member Jack Fitch, who had been a candidate for the assistant…