Shows principals how to successfully balance the needs and priorities of their school and continuously develop and refine their leadership skils.

Instructional leadership : supporting best practice -- School climate : the heart of the school -- Human resource administration : selecting, supporting, and retaining quality teachers and staff -- Teacher evaluation : assessing instructional quality -- Organizational management : building a foundation for teaching and learning -- Communication and community relations : working with internal and external constituencies -- Professionalism and the principal : making a contribution to the educational community -- The ultimate challenge : the principal's role in student achievement -- Principal skills assessment checklists -- Principal quality indicators and red flags -- Annotated bibliography.