Fifty-eight principals participated in this pilot study designed to examine the nature of school administrators' current practices in written communication. Work samples were examined against ISLLC standards that call for competency in facilitating vision, communicating culture and instruction, managing the organization, developing collaboration and community engagement, acting with fairness and integrity, and understanding larger community issues. A review of the principals' writing samples revealed that vision and mission statements are seldom included as part of the ongoing internal or external communication by principals, despite the persuasive research literature that stresses the importance of developing a shared vision for a school and keeping it highly visible. Recommendations for practice are included.