Stresses the importance of making the schools accessible to single parents and of avoiding the mistake of stereotyping. (LD)

Urges parents to share their own past school experiences with their children. (Author/LD)

Future-oriented planning is necessary if schools are to succeed in upgrading contemporary education. (Author/LD)

Offers some insights and advice on how to strengthen the school-community relationship through cooperative activities and organizations. (Author/LD)

Discusses successful curriculum development through cooperation of the school board and the community. Examples of successful curriculum projects are given. (Author/LD)

Discusses necessity of educational policy changes to provide citizens with a meaningful voice on school advisory councils. (Author/LD)

The role of the principal in community involvement is central to this article which discusses issues, problems, and strategies used by effective principals. Data are provided that reflect attitudes of citizens and principals toward the schools. (Author/LD)

This interview with the new executive director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Scott Thomson, explores his views on a variety of topics including changes in education and their effect on principals, the relationship between state and national education associations, and future priorities for the NASSP. (LD)

In the "emergence approach" to interviewing, the interviewer tries to understand how candidates solve problems, relate to others, are motivated, and apply their aptitudes and skills. This paper offers specific suggestions on what to do and what not to do in the interviewing process. (Author/LD)

This statewide survey of secondary school principals in Virginia focused on administrator perceptions of arts education. More than 92 percent agreed with the concept of arts education, the goals and objectives of a comprehensive program, and the proposed criteria for an effective program. (Author/LD)

Steps to the removal of architectural barriers to the handicapped by using in-district resources. (Author/LD)

Knowing a student body's longevity in the district is an important first step to curriculum development. (LD)

The most effective way to eliminate drug abuse on school property is to rigidly enforce the rules and bring in the police when necesssary. (Author)

The economic concept of productivity may not be appropriate for contract-making for educational management. (LD)

This introduction to an issue devoted to the arts in secondary education raises the question of the justification of the arts in a cost-conscious, job-oriented school system and offers evidence of the positive impact of arts programs. (JM)