The School Administrator

October 1998Sizing Up PrincipalsPeer assessments, performance contracts, evaluation instruments

Features

Holding Principals Accountable
by DOUGLAS B. REEVES

Based on his consulting in various schools, an assessment consultant serves up advice for effectively evaluating site administrators. Doug Reeves is president of the Center for Performance Assessment, Denver, Colo. Also: Two professors at Sam Houston State University, Genevieve Brown and Beverly J. Irby, offer seven policy considerations for district leadership.
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Instruments for Evaluation
by LARRY LASHWAY

The careful choice of a formal assessment instrument can lend depth and breadth to performance reviews of principals. Larry Lashway is coordinator of the collaborative teacher education program at Grays Harbor College, Aberbeen, Wash., and a research analyst with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management. Also: A summary of assessment tools and what to do after the assessment.
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Leadership Skills in School and Business
by JAMES H. STRONGE

Can leadership attributes from the corporate world be applied to the school arena? James Stronge, the Heritage professor of education at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., makes the connections. Also: Additional reading.
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Principals Evaluating Peers
by LIBIA S. GIL

The superintendent in Chula Vista, Calif., details how her district turned to its site administrators to promote their own leadership capacity. Also: What principals think of peer review.
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Performance Contracts for Principals
by ROD PAIGE, SUSAN SCLAFANI and MICHAEL J. JIMENEZ

To attract a new breed of building leaders, the Houston Public Schools offer higher pay for heightened expectations and less job security. Rod Paige is superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas. Susan Sclafani is the district's chief of staff for educational services and Michael J. Jimenez is deputy superintendent for human resources.
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Autocrats, Bureaucrats and Buffoons: Images of Principals
by JEFFREY GLANZ

Stereotypical attributes of school leaders emerge from the author's study of films and TV sitcoms over the past generation. Jeffrey Glanz is an associate professor of education at Kean University, Union, N.J.
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Profile

Clarence P. Penn Jr. by JAY P. GOLDMAN

Retired superintendent, Surry County, Va.

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The Rules for Rule-Making in Education by LARRY L. BURRISS and KATHLEEN P. GLASCOTT

Professor of journalism, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Kathleen P. Glascott, associate professor of elementary and special education, Middle Tennessee State University

Focus

Tightening Security Through Phone Line Pictures by DON SADLER

Director of facilities management, Huntsville City School District, Huntsville, Ala.

Guest Column

Why an M.B.A. Compares Favorably to a Doctorate by STAN FORTUNA JR.

Superintendent, Oakridge Public Schools, Muskegeon, Mich.

Federal Dateline

Ireland's Loss Remains Our Gain by ANDREW J. ROTHERHAM

Legislative specialist, AASA

Focus

Attending to One's Inner Needs by CHARLES PATTERSON

Superintendent, Killeen Independent School District, Killeen, Texas

Guest Column

The Eye of the Storm: One Year Later by William H. Dodson

Superintendent, Pearl Public Schools, Pearl, Miss.

President's Corner

Is the Grass Greener Across the Atlantic? by Daniel A. Domenech

President, AASA

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