ABSTRACT
With the increase in mandated policy regulations, district administrators have found themselves increasingly involved with policy implementation (Fullan, 1982). Since the early 1960s state and federal government agencies have increased regulations in the schools (Kirst, 1988). The district administrator, identified as the person who oversees the school district, is accountable to a school board to ensure that he/ she maintains a well organized district. In some states the term superintendent and district administrator are interchangeable, but the individual is still perceived as the primary person who oversees the schools within the district.
