FROM BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES, TWO PAPERS ATTEMPT TO ASSESS AND PREDICT THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OR DIRECTOR. THE ROLE IS DEFINED AS IT RELATES BOTH TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GENERALIST AND TO THE MORE SPECIALIZED RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EXPERT. FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION ARE IDENTIFIED FROM A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND FROM AN EVALUATION OF THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR'S STATUS, HIS GENERAL STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES, AND HIS ASSIGNMENTS OF STAFFING THE SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATING IN COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND MAINTAINING OR INCREASING HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. PROJECTIONS OF THE POSITION INCLUDE ITS DEVELOPMENT FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS, CONSIDERING SUCH FACTORS AS POPULATION GROWTH, COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL, CHANGES IN THE TEACHER ROLE, AND BETTER AND MORE EXTENSIVE PERSONNEL DATA. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, ARIZONA 85281, FOR $1.50. (JK)