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Salary in the low School operating budget $6.6 million. HAMPTON Even though it was what many people would consider a desirable position second-highest principal's salary in the state, living on the Seacoast and being within an hour's drive of Boston only 45 persons nationwide had responded to the Hampton School District's advertisement for a high school principal by January, when applications were due. "We received 45 applications, but five years ago, had that job been open, I would have received two to three times that many," said Norman C. Katner. district superintendent.

In neighboring Rye, the first round of advertisements for an elementary principal's position yielded only 14 applications. "For that same position 4'2 years ago. we had more than 100 applications." said Daniel C. Durgin, district superintendentIn an effort to drum up more applicants, the district resorted to advertising the job a second time. The experience of these two school districts is becoming more common throughout New Hampshire, say education officials, as fewer people are applying for vacancies in principals' positions.

Some officials are fearful that, because school administration jobs are not as attractive as they once were, this could well be the beginning of a principal shortage statewide. "Several superintendents have reported to me that they have ads in for really good positions and they got back resumes from 12 people when they used to get 30 to 40," said Elenore Freedman, executive director of the New Hampshire Association of School Principals. "They're not getting as many responses to their vacancy notices, and some of those responses they are getting are not from qualified people, so their choices are not as good as they used to be," Freedman said. Although she hesitated to call the lack, of applications an actual shortage at this point, Freedman said the trend could indicate a shortage in the future. "It is definitely reaching a point of concern and it has been over the last couple of years," she said.

Freedman cited the favorability of higher teachers' salaries and the unfavorability of night work associated with administrators' jobs as reasons for de Open p.m.; Sat. 9-5 p.m.; 12-5 "Where Prices Are Born, Not Raised" TRAVEL DESTINATIONS 1988 AFRICAN SAFARI TOUR DU MONT BLANC THE ORIENT 'Several superintendents have reported to me that they have ads injor really good positions and they got back resumes from 12 people when they used to get 30 to 40. ELENORE FREEDMAN creased applications for principals' positions. HIKING THE ALPS WITH PENNY PITOU Aug. 4 -Aug.

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Between the 1986-87 and the 1987-88 school year. Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Hong Kong. teachers' salaries in New Hampshire moved in national ranking from 41st to 36th place, according to National Education Association statistics. "Up until the last few years, teachers' salaries pBFmnj piiBM IFsivsU COhiCnan I APHMIA di vnm rru CONCORD LACONIA were so depressed that teachers, in order to put bread and butter on the table, were forced to go into admin PLYMOUTH istration, said Richard Goodman, executive director (NH) 1-800-852-3414 (603) 224-6040 (NH) 1-800-552-4661 (603) 524-2500 (NH) 1-800-523-2428 (603) 536-2080 PORTSMOUTH (603) 430-9481 of the New Hampshire School Boards Association. "I think that we're seeing an increasing shortage of school administrators at all levels superintendents.

WOLFEBORO (NH) 1-800-527-9191 (603) 569-4800 assistant superintendents and principals." (603) 964-9481 Because ot the overall increase In salaries, Good that you get with those kinds of Durgin said. Goodman said one way to avoid a school administrator shortage is to initiate aggressive action on an undergraduate level at colleges. "We need to be aggressive in ways to let undergrads know about the importance of leadership in schools," he said. "Early on, they need to see school administration as a career." Although a few superintendents have Informally voiced concern over the lack of applications for principals' Jobs to the New Hampshire School Administrators Association, no action currently is planned to combat the problem, said Berard Masse, association president. He said he thinks the concerns are that not as many candidates as in the past have applied, "and some superintendents seem to put, a qualitative measure to that as well as a quantitative." Next month, the association will formalize its goals for the upcoming year, and Masse said the potential shortage issue may surface at that time.

Masse said he believes the doctoral program being proposed at the University of New Hampshire could help to alleviate a potential shortage in school administrators. "That may bring in new candidates," Masse said. "It's possible that more opportunities are being made available in the state through the doctoral program, which may provide a more cost-effective option to requirements for graduate work" for school adminstration positions, he said. "Call for information "and our brochure. man said teachers are now given the option of stay ing in teaching, instead ot moving into administra tive positions, which were once noted for higher sala ries.

"People are reassessing what they want to do in life, and people just like working with kids," he said. Durgin echoed the same sentiments, saying that I HY the teachers he interviews today for iob openings generally are not interested in going into higher school administration in the future. "I've also found that principals do not aspire to superintendents or assistant superintendents or higher levels," he said. Salaries. Thats one Issue that does weigh on o) some people's minds.

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