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A number of U.S. companies, suc cessful in the global marketplace, attribute their prosperity to a corpo rate culture in which every individual is motivated to perform in a coopera tive effort. U.S. educational leaders are now asking them to share their knowledge and experience.

If schools are to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, teachers must be prepared. The following questionnaire and responses, originally completed by a group of school administrators on Long Island, may hetp other administrators who wish to evaluate their schools and teachers and make informed changes. ecause secondary school administrators must respond to myriad daily, weekly, and monthly demands on their time and energy, their management style, too often, is reactive. Their agendas are dominated by fallout from a society in crisis, and the administrators feel they are applying bandaids for conditions requiring massive therapy.Principals know that fundamental innovations in organization, curriculum, and pedagogy are required if the twenty-first century is to be a time of maintaining-let alone raising-educational standards. Most practicing administrators recognize the urgency of restructuring; unfortunately, they have not been able to attack the issue in a reflective, informed, and systematic manner. Examining the ProblemThese authors observed this dilemma firsthand during a recent visit to a high school in a small city in New York State where they met with the principal, assistant principal, and dean for several hours, examining the programs and problems of the school. Though the principal had set aside this at