Anecdotes about a few early legends in school psychology are presented in t
he first part of this article. They are followed with information about doc
toral recipients in school psychology from 1978 through 1980 with suggestio
ns about legends in the next century. It is difficult to stereotype mid car
eer school psychologists. They are employed in a variety of settings and, a
mong those who hold membership in the American Psychological Association (A
PA), have many psychological specialties and belong to 80% of the available
divisions. The third section includes expectations for an increased role f
or National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) with nondoctoral men
tal health providers, a lesser role for dissertations by practitioners, inc
reased use of less edited electronic articles, more paraprofessionals for s
chool psychologists, more health centers and more licensed psychologists in
schools, and more accredited internships in schools.