ICYMI: Three principals joined WNYC’s Brian Lehrer for a wide-ranging conversation about how they managed their schools and how big changes like Common Core and teacher evaluations affected them. Take a listen and share your thoughts.

In the latest installment of the Principal’s Office series, SchoolBook talked with Dominick D’Angelo, who has led I.S. 228, on Avenue S in Brooklyn’s Gravesend neighborhood, with a business mindset, a byproduct of his earlier career on Wall Street.

With $300 million in state funds on the line, the January deadline for reaching a teacher evaluation agreement in New York City looms large. The United Federation of Teachers and education officials agreed to a framework long ago. Now it’s down to the excruciating details of how to make it work.

Schoolbook carried video coverage of a WNET-sponsored forum on school leadership moderated by SchoolBook’s own Beth Fertig. School principals, experts and Tweed officials weighed in on what it takes to lead a successful school.

The city’s chief academic officer says school support networks have improved dramatically in the last few years while saving the city money. Ahead of this week’s City Council hearing on the topic, he says the networks let principals choose their peer groups and give them one place to go for answers on a variety of topics.

In Principal’s Office, a regular feature of SchoolBook, a city school principal is interviewed for insights into school management and the life of a school leader. Today, Kate Burch shares her experience starting a new school that she hopes offers academic rigor within a nurturing school community.

New York City school principals are back at work this week to prepare for the start of a new school year September 6th. They have a lot on their plates, because of several new reforms. SchoolBook wants to hear from principals on how they’re getting ready for school, so don’t be shy. Let us know what you’re doing.

Principal Nadav Zeimer said he is feeling in the spotlight since his school was removed from the turnaround list last year. He wants to prove to city officials that the decision was the right one, and that his transfer students can succeed despite difficult life circumstances.

Schools aren’t doing enough to encourage their best teachers to stay, and wind up retaining too many below-average teachers, according to a new study that looked at teacher quality in New York City and three other urban districts.

A middle school principal is trying to keep morale high while working through the on-the-ground implications of the recent court ruling that halted the city’s turnaround plans at her school and 23 others.