This article briefly critiques management by objectives (MBO) as a means of specifying administrator tasks and then describes the implementation of MBO in the West Bloomfield School District, Orchard Lake, Michigan. (Author/DS)

Believing that the support of the principal is essential to implementing a successful music program, this writer describes the ways he feels music instruction can be made available for the "other 80 percent." (Editor)

Hoffman (Minn.) High School's Project Input illustrates what a small community can do when it puts its mind and heart into the effort. It is one of only a very few schools in which all students at a particular grade level participate in a service program. (Editor)

Using the analogy of farming to illustrate the nurturance of a career education program, the author offers practical suggestions on necessary first steps in cultivating career education. (Editor)

This article restates briefly the design of the model developed by PSSAS and outlines in considerable detail the components of the program to prepare secondary school principals in terms of structure, content, personnel, and activity. (Editor)

Experienced in the process of student evaluation of teachers, this author suggests ways of using student assessment to best advantage. (Editor)

The counselor works in a difficult position, and school guidance programs are in jeopardy today. To develop meaningful programs, administrators must hire counselors who will meet the needs of the school and participate in the evaluation of program outcomes. (MD)

A practical explication of learning packets, this article gives a useful example of format and a guide for evaluation. (Editor)

A principal of an alternative school lists and elaborates on imperatives for developing an alternative school program. (Editor)

This article has two thrusts -- the first, to present the model and guidelines developed at the Purdue NASSP-PSSAS Conference, and the second to summarize reactions from the field to the proposed model. (Editor)

Administrators, who assess others, cannot themselves be immune from assessment. A plan for administrator assessment is offered. (Editor/RK)

Author discusses the four components of planning: need, interest, organization, and accountability as they relate to an alternative school. (Editor)

Accountability is both highly complex and highly sensitive, say these writers, who feel that it is not yet technically feasible, other than in a piecemeal sense. A list of the stages through which a total accountability system must develop are presented here. (Editor/RK)

The author assesses the contributions to educational planning of the National Assessment of Education Progress. He gives examples of the findings and asks questions as to how they can be utilized by school systems. (Editor) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Utilization).

Evaluation continues to be a common concern at the secondary school level. Administrators and teachers are interested in the skill and ability levels of their students. Takes a careful look at the evaluation process. (Editor/RK)