Effective leaders = successful schools. This month the Principal’s Office is full of useful information to help you be a more effective school leader. From the archives, the Checklist for Navigating the Wild Weather of the School Year can help you get the year in gear.

School partnerships with colleges and universities can enhance K-12 curriculum, but their success starts at the top. This month’s Toolbox offers tips for beginning a successful school-college partnership.

In addition to the features, this month's Advice column addresses the importance of communication skills.

“Considering that we have been in a depressed economy for many months, I am amazed that almost 62 percent of the school levies on the ballot statewide in 2009 so far have passed,” says Scott Ebright of the Ohio School Boards Association. “That success is greater than any year since 2000 in primary and special elections.” (Cincinnati Enquirer, August 17, 2009). The Principal’s Office is reprinting articles from its archives about passing school levies. If you didn’t get the chance to read it yet, last month’s Sticky Issue was Levy Mode For Principals from October 2006. One family’s involvement in passing a school levy is revisited in A Conversation with….

Featured Educational Minutes for September include Career Development, Preparing Preschoolers for Success, and Helping Children Learn While They Play.

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