Description: This book aims to shed light on questions such as how leaders can develop and implement strategies to improve principals' and teachers' knowledge and skills in a systemic way, and how they can manage the process of reform in the complex environments that surround school system...
Review Quotes: "[This book] is the story of how Alan Bersin, the superintendent, and Anthony Alvarado, the chancellor for instruction, initiated and carried out systemic reforms in San Diego starting in 1998. The authors discuss how difficult it was to stay the course in the midst of major budget cuts and share how they juggled resources to hold firm to the 'Blueprint for Student Success.'" --School Administrator