The High School Self-Renewal Program offers a method for defining and solving school problems. (Author)

The long-range benefits of securing a new position may be worth the ordeal of changing jobs. (Author/MLF)

Argues that the secondary principal's most important duty is helping his teachers to respond to student needs, and presents six guidelines for principals to follow in helping teachers. (JG)

What might we look to as a more helpful approach to solving educational communication problems? Suggests that educational administrators adopt a comprehensive strategy rather than react to problems only when they arise. Describes six basic concepts that comprise that strategy. (Author/RK)

Discusses common categories of inhumane management behavior identified in a survey of principals and school district administrators. (JG)

Provides suggestions for building a reputation for service journalism, including (1) how to get started; (2) how to build service journalism once it is started; and (3) how to maintain service journalism. (MM)

Describes how directors can plan and develop a written marketing plan which can increase enrollment at child care centers. Components of successful marketing plans include parent retention; program merchandising; staff and director training; sales promotions; networking; and enrichment programs/fundraising. (NH)

Nine items of advice are given to assist administration in their "journey" down the path of reform. Referred to as "travelers," administrators are told, for example, that "traveling is as much a process as it is a destination." (KDP)

Attentive listening helps meetings and relationships run sensibly and smoothly. Identifies 5 deceptive debating techniques and offers 10 rules on how to listen well, and why doing so pays off. (MLF)

Discusses ways for a child care center director to make new families feel welcome, comparing this role to that of a dinner party host. Notes the importance of extending invitations, creating the right ambiance, facilitating introductions, and adding a personal touch. (JPB)

British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has designed "The Articulation Committee Companion" to serve as both an introductory resource for new articulation committee members and as an ongoing reference for committees. The "Companion" includes a brief overview of the province's articulation committees and…

Campus administrators need to have a good understanding of strategies that work with diverse populations they serve. In this paper, the authors share a research-based intervention from a longitudinal randomized trial study funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The intervention is Story Retelling and Higher…

This book, designed as a mentoring and training tool for experienced and new secondary school principals, is a guide for attaining what the authors call "authenticity." An authentic principal is defined as one guided by service and responsibility for students and staff. The book is written in narrative form through the eyes of a…

Nine ways for school executives to provide essential support for their superintendent's concept of the management team are: (1) speaking positively about the superintendent when talking to teachers, parents, students, and members of the community; (2) keeping the superintendent informed of events, achievements, and problems; (3) seeking the…

Author attempted to stabilize his own thoughts on how an administrator could effectively use Enabling Behaviors as a tool for evaluating teachers. (Author/RK)