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This is truly a how-to book for designing and implementing a mentoring programme. John C Daresh pulls the reader in with a relaxed style and logical structure. The reader finds practical info about the possible pitfalls of starting a mentoring programme and how to deal with them. I highly recommend this book' - Frank Buck, Principal - Graham Elementary School, Talladega, Alabama This book is designed to help school administrators, principals, and assistant principals plan and implement a structured mentoring programme to support educational leaders within a district. It includes definitions and purposes of mentoring, benefits derived from mentoring, and the kinds of training programmes available to assist school system planners in the design of local mentor preparation programmes. A three-phase model is presented to lead the reader through initial planning, implementation, and evaluation issues. Chapters are filled with suggested issues and activities that are meant to assist readers in developing effective programmes at the local level.