He said the board wanted flexibility to move around good principals and the right to dismiss bad ones.

A good principal needs to be all that, yes, but also an instructional leader.

After a busy weekend of education goings-on, the week starts with a question: What makes a good principal?

Here you have a need for principals and the question is how do we make good principals.

"It's telling that this was absent from the list: 'A good principal gets results.' "

What do you think are the attributes of a good principal?

The report suggested that managers from business and government would make good principals.

What do you think makes a good principal?

"All this will do is heighten the fear and blame and drive the good principals out of the system."

Mrs. Foster is a very good, honest and encouraging principal.