This report presents data on 1976-77 salary schedules for school principals and assistant principals in order to aid school officials in comparing the salary schedules in their district with salary schedules in other districts of comparable enrollment size and per-pupil expenditure level. Data for the report were gathered through a survey of 1,060…

This publication presents a model employment contract intended to assist school administrators in developing or modifying appropriate contract language to protect the status of school principals and assistant principals. Although the model was developed specifically for secondary school administrators, it would be equally appropriate for…

Results of a workshop for assistant principals demonstrate that communication skills can be enhanced through active participation in a relatively short-term training program. (Author/MLF)

Describes a computer program developed by an assistant principal in Maryland that tracks and analyzes student discipline referrals. It has been helpful in developing an action plan that has reduced referrals to the assistant principal's office. Includes two figures. (MD)

This study of 2,300 secondary school administrators in the U.S. Office of Education (District VI) suggests that assistant principals are more powerless and have a higher level of alienation than do principals. Moreover, promotion to principal is no longer ensured, as assistant principals are routinely assigned to student discipline and other…

Introduces special issue on the role of the assistant principal. Briefly reviews the contents of a series of articles which examines research on assistant principals, describes their experiences and major functions, and discusses their potential contributions to managing and improving instruction. (KH)

Argues that the role of the assistant principal may be dysfunctional as a training ground for secondary school principals because, as presently defined, it permits assistants to learn virtually nothing about management and improving instruction. Presents an outcome-based model for preparing the assistant for a principalship. (KH)

Describes the purposes and duties of the Assistant Principal for Instruction (API), a support staff position in every school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. Outlines the typical day of an API, who acts as an adviser to teachers on matters of curriculum and instructional excellence. Considers ways of improving the teacher-API…

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Assessment Center Project expects to have 53 comprehensive centers in operation by June 1986. Behavior modeling is the training strategy for professional development, and research has confirmed that the process can help predict who will be a successful administrator. (MLF)

Co-director of the NASSP study dealing with the work of assistant principals discusses various aspects of the study, including the crisis orientation" of most assistant principals. (SP)

At the Dade County Public Schools Management Assessment Center, Florida, a selection procedure for principals and assistant principals incorporates performance measures into the screening process. The would-be principals participate in simulations of a principal's office, a parent conference, and a teacher observation exercise. (MLF)

Job satisfaction of Georgia high school assistant principals was measured as related to the perception of the principals' behavior as leaders. Considerate behavior of leaders was most related to job satisfaction, but race, experience in education, size of school, level of education, and years of experience were not. (Author/CM)

The main finding of this investigation is that the effectiveness of the educational system could be increased through the provision of task-oriented leadership to schools having an unfavorable atmosphere. (Author/IRT)

The results indicate that while the influence of the principal in professional matters tended to be greater than that of the deputy principals, it was less than that of the senior subject teachers. (Author/IRT)

In this article the author chronicles some of the major problems he encountered in his first year as an assistant principal. (Editor/RK)