"Central High School," a rural school composed largely of students of color from low income homes, experienced a quick, remarkable turnaround of student academic success, measured by State and Federal accountability standards. This turnaround began with an external restructuring grant initiative that required a state-approved external consultant.…

This article reports findings from formative assessments of one state's administrator mentoring and induction program during two years of program piloting in 2002/03 and 2003/04. The purpose of this evaluation research was to establish baseline data and to detect problem areas, so that changes could be made in subsequent years. More broadly, the…

Policy changes in state pension programs for public school educators typically affect not only current and future retirees, but also social conditions, labor market forces, and professional preparation and state licensing. A review of the literature, however, reveals that surprisingly little research has been conducted on the development,…

Investigates role and attitudes of on-campus mentors (public-school administrators) in a Texas university principal-preparation program. After completion of summer session, mentors were asked what they found rewarding about their role and what impact the experience had on their practice. Mentors also identified certain mentoring difficulties.…

Force field analysis combines the advantages of the basic organization, objectivity, and science of systems theory and systems methods, with a simplicity and clarity that allows its mastery by policy-makers and administrators who are not specialists in engineering, data processing, or programming. (Author/IRT)

Adversity can be used fruitfully by leaders in education's new environment if, among other things, they understand and accept rather than rationalize away adverse conditions and if they capitalize on the motivation and dissatisfaction of those experiencing adversity. (Author/IRT)

Describes the use of the critical incidents method in an internship program to introduce into field learning a symbiotic relationship between language and experience (or theory and practice) so that each can build on the other. (Author/IRT)

The major outcome of a study conducted to help Vermont implement P.L. 94-142 was the identification and prioritization of special education competencies required of general education administrators and the specification of training needs related to the competencies. (Author/IRT)

Provides examples of ways an administrator can transform his weaknesses into strengths. An administrator must know who he is and what his best style is. (Author/IRT)

Urges administrators to assume leadership roles. (IRT)

Examines the idea of the administrative team as a management and leadership strategy that, while difficult and demanding to put into practice, holds great potential for increasing administrative effectiveness and efficiency and thus influencing positively the learning program for the children served by the school system. (Author)

Recounts some of the background for educational malpractice suits and suggests administrators resist pressures for inappropriate changes in the educational system. (IRT)

Lists 60 problems (and suggestions for their solution) that arose during the adoption of a management by objectives program, were suggested by that experience, or came out of the literature. (IRT)