"The Learning Principal" is an eight-page newsletter published eight times a year. It focuses on the important and unique work of school principals. This issue includes: (1) Framework "for" Improvement: Effective School Leadership Translates into Increased Student Learning (Valerie von Frank); (2) Q & A: Instructional Leader Creates Culture of Accountability (Valerie von Frank); (3) Focus on NSDC's [National Staff Development Council's] Standards: Wanted: Instructional Leaders (Pat Roy); and (4) NSDC Tool: Success Analysis Protocol for Leadership Teams. (Individual articles contain references.) [For "The Learning Principal" Volume 4, Number 8, see ED507667.]