NASSP Bulletin

An existing crisis intervention plan proved invaluable when four students from one midwestern high school were killed in an automobile accident. Provided here is a chronology of how that plan was implemented.

In today's increasingly violent society, principals might want to be informed about how much force is appropriate to use in confrontations with students. A police official and former teacher pro vide an overview of general guidelines.

A well-thought-out crisis management plan can mean the difference between crisis and catastrophe. Such a plan should be sufficiently detailed, but not too cumbersome to implement quickly. The authors believe the plan described here strikes that balance.

A leadership workshop at this school brought black and white student lead ers together to begin building a basis for cross-cultural understanding.

It is incumbent upon principals to ensure that the school climate pro motes acceptance of all races and cultures. Here's a look at the areas covered by one district's policy.

Thousands of articles have been writ ten, and thousands of programs have been initiated. Yet, as a public, we seem to know far less than we would like about the role of educational inter vention into the drug use problems of our young people. This article is one writer's attempt to generalize years of experience on the part of public health officials, researchers, educators, and policy makers concerning drug use pre vention curricula in the schools.

The action plan reviewed here is designed to move toward gender equity in educational administration and in the classroom. It includes sug gestions for identifying potential can didates and encouraging them to apply for administrative positions.

To be an effective change agent one must be willing to commit to a lifelong process of self-examination. The six-step process outlined here is designed to help.

Here's a look at how one school changed its organizational structure to allow for collaboration and shared leadership.

What sort of impression should an assistant principal seek to have the office environment promote when meeting the parents of a youngster who is in trouble? This writer reviews what research says about the options.

Research has shown that learning is most effective when it is job related. The need to make learning useful has been articulated by a multitude of voices, including this writer's.

Here is an overview of the process one school district is using to effect the transformation from a centralized administration to site-based management.