Principles for Principals presents eight great ideas and twelve guidelines for current and future school administrators at all three levels.

Within Principles for Principals, readers gain the insight of John D. Roberts' 41 years of experience as a public-school administrator. The great ideas Roberts offers within are suggestions of what to do in specific situations. The twelve guidelines presented in Principles for Principals give new administrators suggested ideas to implement and traps to avoid. These ideas, traps, and guidelines are told through actual events and humorous examples that occurred during Roberts' tenure. Principles for Principals also benefits established administrators with the presentation of new ideas to make them a better administrator.