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David Parks is co-facilitator of the regional program for the preparation of principals, a collaborative effort of Virginia Tech; the counties of Allegheny, Franklin, and Roanoke; and the cities of Covington and Salem, Va.As principal preparation programs evolve, so do the roles of established administrators who want to play a part in training prospective principals. The new roles center on mentoring, fieldbased preparation, and collaboration.Workin g with professors as colleagues and fellow trainers, principals are taking on new responsibilities for planning, delivering, and evaluating programs for preparing prospective principals. Three concepts used by reformers of principal preparation programs-mentoring, field-based preparation, and collaboration-are defining new roles and relationships for principals.

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