This speech discusses strategies for closing the gap between teachers, principals, and central office personnel. These strategies include (1) developing an open climate of mutual understanding and acceptance by devoting special attention to interpersonal relationships, (2) developing a plan to improve staff morale, (3) devising a communication program that keeps the staff informed, (4) sharing the decisionmaking act, (5) accepting negotiations as a fact of life and utilizing the process to improve the educational program, and (6) negotiating in good faith. (Author/JF)