PRINCIPALS ARE 'LONE RANGERS'
A big problem many school principals face is what Sue Maguire calls the "lone ranger" conditions of the job. Principals are often on their own in their schools, with few opportunities to communicate and commiserate with fellow principals about job issues. That is one reason Maguire recently left her Washington principalship to pursue another career path.
大學校長大多專注在職務上，很難有機會與其他人交流，Maguir因此離職。

Having a co-principal, somebody to bounce ideas around with and share day-to-day trials with, might help relieve some of the isolation of the job, Maguire commented. Hiring a co-principal would also help lighten the workload.
如果可以增聘一位co-principal可讓校長有交流的對象，也可以減輕工作負擔。

"There really should be two people in every school where there is now one principal," said Lolli Haws, principal at Avery Elementary School, in Webster Groves, Missouri. "In schools where there are assistant principals, elevate them to an equal status with principals and let them be in charge of curriculum and instruction or student services."
Lolli Haws指出，學校有好幾位首長，協助校長處理很多學校的事務。

School districts also need to provide more growth and support opportunities once principals are on the job, added Tim Messick. Principals need to know they aren't alone and that others are having the same kinds of experiences they are having, he said.
"School districts need to offer in-service workshop and conference opportunities so administrators will continue to share and grow in their professional knowledge," said Messick. "Districts need to provide training in developing teamwork and co-leadership models that will help create a positive and supportive school environment."
學校除了重視校長的部分以外，也要多重視行政人員，讓他們有交流的機會、開設職業訓練課程，增加他們的專業知識。

PRINCIPAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE KEY
校長培訓課程是關鍵

"Administrative preparatory programs at many local universities are not adequate," Marie Kostick, principal at Goodwyn Junior High School, in Montgomery, Alabama, told Education World. "Those programs place too much emphasis on theory and not enough on practical applications and challenges."
Marie Kostick認為學校的訓練都太偏向理論，沒有注重實務。

Many universities are adding mentoring components to their programs as a way to provide much-needed practical experience to better prepare principals for the demands of the job.
很多大學已經在課程設計上做修正，讓行政人員可以得到較多的實務經驗。

Future school administrators should have the opportunity "to step into assistant or associate positions in which they can work closely for a year with a school administration team in order to gain insight and knowledge about their chosen field," added Tim Messick.
未來學校的新進人員應該先和資深人員共同工作一年，以取得必須的知識。

Former principal Susan Maguire is now a personal and executive coach. "I help busy professionals -- including many school principals and other school personnel -- find balance and satisfaction in their everyday lives," she told Education World. "I believe graduate schools need to build resiliency components into their principal preparation programs," Maguire added.

Susan Maguire：在看過忙碌的校長、教授、其他學校的人員後，認為預備課程應該要設計得更活潑一點，才有幫助。