With 35 years of successful turnaround leadership, author Lillie Jessie provides a goldmine of life-changing tips that impact teachers, students, and parents. Some of the principles it highlights include:

• Building trust and modeling a culture of high expectations

• Using research-based strategies and reality-based practices

• Planting the seeds of high academic achievement early on

• Focusing on learning more than teaching and on results more than plans

• Celebrating small wins and maintaining a fun school climate

Something magical happens when both teachers and students believe they can achieve at high levelsthey do. This guide helps principals become true change agents.

Something magical happens when teachers and students believe they can achieve at high levels--they do. This Quick Reference Guide helps principals build lasting trust in modeling a school-wide culture of high expectations. It provides a goldmine of practical tips, exploring the use of research-based strategies and reality-based practices to plant the seeds of academic achievement.