Some of the best advice comes from those with experience. Author Albert Lee Snow relies heavily on his 23 years of experience in the field of education in preparing this manuscript. He focuses on practical strategies dealing with a variety of areas that principals encounter on a daily basis, particularly, personnel issues, academic improvement, discipline, and school safety. It is designed to provide future and practicing school administrators with practical, comprehendible strategies to help them survive and be successful as building level principals at the elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high levels.

For those training to be school principals or practicing school administrators, college and university instructors teaching in masters and doctoral programs, and staff developers.