To help beginning principals create unique professional development plans, Texas A & M University Principals' Center has developed the Management Profile built around a videotaped interview of open-ended questions. Trained assessors review the video, compare responses with a standards matrix, and encourage principals to choose a mentor/coach…

In this article, the authors suggest that starting a new job is inherently confusing. Using an EntryPlan can transform that confusion into a resource for better decision making by enabling three kinds of timely learning: learning about your new workplace, learning about yourself, and collective learning about new ways of approaching vexing…

The second of six volumes in the "Elementary Principal Series," this booklet presents a framework to help beginning principals learn about their schools and the communities they serve. Principals should begin by reviewing key school documents, meeting with office staff, touring the physical plant, and getting to know the teaching staff…

Formal mentorships should help new and aspiring administrators, yet there is little evidence about what works and what does not work in such programs. The study summarized in this paper explores demographic, relational, and operational characteristics of mentor dyads in both formal programs and informal pairings of aspiring and practicing…

This handbook/catalogue is divided into three parts, the first of which is entitled "Handbook for Staff Development," and was written for those new to New Hampshire, the education profession, or the concept of staff development. It contains background information, philosophy, and procedures on staff development; it seeks to encapsulate…

A booklet designed to aid those who use agricultural campaigns in their educational and advisory programs is presented. It is pointed out that a good campaign works as a chain reaction, inciting enthusiasm among workers and planners. The five steps in a well-organized campaign are: (1) planning, (2) preparing people for their jobs, (3) producing…

A handbook to guide coordinators of parent activities in their role in a quality Head Start program is presented. Discussion includes the following topics: motivation, informal and formal participation, teamwork, and total involvement. A bibliography is attached. (CK)

Inadequate employee orientation programs can cost companies in high turnover and reduced productivity. This article discusses training techniques that can be used to orient new employees. (JOW)

Surveyed 217 new employees to report socialization practices most available and the extent to which these practices were helpful. Results showed that socialization practices and perceptions of their helpfulness vary, affecting subsequent job satisfaction and commitment. Interactions with peers, supervisor, and senior coworkers were most helpful.…

Describes a method of orienting new employees to the community college. This method consists of 10 instructional packages for employee use on an individual basis. (DC)

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) believes that prior to the start of each season, all high school head coaches, assistant coaches, and volunteer coaches should be required to participate in a comprehensive orientation to the sport program. This orientation should be planned and conducted by the athletic director or…

Library employees who do not consider a library program as part of his real" job may give the project as little time, effort, and thought as possible. (MM)

Reviews some of the difficulties that result from the change of a college's president and suggests 11 activities which can be initiated by a college in support if its president in his/her early months. (AYC)

Discusses a rationale for and a guide to organizing a written policy and procedure guide for operating a college newspaper. (AEA)