Principal's Principles

About the Book

The author turned his forty-five years of experience in education into a qualitative study about public school administration from the building principal’s perspective. He developed one principal for each year of the study. Each principle is accompanied by a picture relating to that principle. An A-Z listing of his principles follows. 1. A Road Less Traveled Principle 2. Bean Queen Principle 3. Best Friends Principle 4. Big Mamma Principle 5. Consistency Principle 6. Daily Log Principle 7. Drama Principle 8. Dress Code Principle 9. Feature Teacher Principle. 10. Foggy Morning Principle 11. Fundraiser Principle 12. God of the Custodial Arts Principle 13. Bus Driver Principle 14. Great Depression Principle 15. Hair Principle 16. Halloween Principle 17. Haunted Church Principle. 18. Headless Grinch Principle 19. High Five Principle 20. Humor Principle 21. Levy Principle 22. Memory Book Principle 23. Morning Announcements Principle 24. Nativity Principle 25. News Release Principle 26. Oleksandr Kushylun Principle 27. Picture Principle 28. Poetry Garden Principle. 29. Polar Bear Principle 30. Principal’s Advisory Principle 31. Remembrance Principle 32. Renaissance Principle 33. Salad Line Principle 34. See You at the Pole Principle 35. Senior/Freshman Principle 36. Senior Mural Principle 37. Sportsmanship Principle 38. Staff Photo Principle 39. Staff Talent Principle 40. Student of the Month Principle 41. Tractor Principle 42. Tradition Principle 43. Traffic Cop Principle 44. Weed Walk Principle 45. Z-Prayer Principle

About the Author

Dr. Wallace D. Campbell has a broad base of educational and administrative experiences pre-kindergarten through adulthood including: teacher, assistant principal, principal, curriculum director, superintendent of a children's home, and special education. He has worked with the Montgomery County Career Center and the Greene County Career Center in his positions in Montgomery and Greene Counties, Ohio. His educational career spans the years 1963-2009. His educational training includes; Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Education, Educational Specialist and Doctor of Philosophy in Education. He holds the following professional certificates: Superintendent, High School Principal, Science Comprehensive, Educable Mentally Retarded, and Adult Services Manager III MR/DD. Dr. Campbell is a member of the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. At the time this book was written, he was employed as the principal of Greeneview High School in Jamestown, Ohio. Dr. Campbell has published a plethora of articles in educational journals and he has published six books.