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Training the Next Generation

May/June 2010 Table of Contents

Fit for the Principalship
Identifying, training, and clearing the path for potential school leaders.
Mike Johnston, R.K. Walker, and Andy Levine

Leading Others Into Leadership
A principal training program models distributed leadership, providing better preparation for new leaders and impacting student achievement.
Jennifer Gill and Roberta Hendee

Shared Leadeship at Its Best
Bradley S. Portin

Developing Great Administrators One Teacher at a Time
This California school district developed its own principal training program, producing administrators straight from its teaching ranks.
Kristen C. Nelson

Mary B. Martin
A school district and university join forces to shrink the gap between principal preparation and practice.

FEATURES

Hot Topic
Districtwide Green Efforts Launched from Top to Bottom
Individual schools in a Virginia district are doing their part with various curriculum-based programs.
Tim Cole

Research Report
Boosting Students' Can-Do Attitude
Teachers play a significant role in enhancing students' beliefs in their ability to learn.
Nancy Protheroe

Curbing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades
Schools must work with families and communities to ensure every child is present and accounted for throughout their school careers.
Hedy N. Chang

COLUMNS

From the Editors
Lead the Way

Parents & Schools
Today's Definition of Family
John H. Wherry

It’s the Law
Playground Liability
Perry A. Zirkel

Postscript
No Strings Attached
Gail Connelly

DEPARTMENTS

Snapshots

Practitioner’s Corner
With Foresight Comes Success
Judith McCollum

Principal’s Bookshelf
Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools
by Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage, and Scott A. Napolitano
Reviewed by James Linde

Principal-to-Principal
Trust Leads to Positive School Climate
Debra Hamilton and Theresa Baca

The Reflective Principal
One Principal Left Behind
Bob DeBuhr

Ten to Teen
Intellectual Capital
Christian Rauch

Speaking Out
It's Time We Teach Competition
David Light Shields and Brenda Light Bredemeier

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