Reporter's Notebook

San Antonio

Developing a new style of school leader was a common thread through the week's workshops and general session at the National Association of Secondary School Principals' annual convention, held here Feb. 4-8.

Nearly 6,000 principals, other administrators, and scholars packed the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center to hear speakers and to hold discussions on instruction, leadership, school safety, and professional training.

Principals also were introduced to inventive ideas, including a revolutionary one from Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., where he is also...