Articles from Leadership (May 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A culture of greatness: Montgomery High maintains a culture of continuous improvement by emphasizing shared leadership and a common vision, and by valuing results and relationships.	Stubbs, Nancy		2223
Achieving and sustaining greatness.	Carsten, Sandra		403
Communication with parents: it works both ways: timely, two-way communication tools such as e-mail, a school Web site, telephone messaging and a listserv are key to developing parent trust and participation.	Neely, Edwin		2316
Creating and sustaining a collaborative culture: Lee Richmond School improved instruction by creating a culture where it is good to question instructional practices and commit to finding answers together.	Akhavan, Nancy		2343
From words to action: a vision statement can do more than light a path. It can unify and commit a school toward a common purpose--successful students.	Rion-Gaboury, Jennifer		1630
Making music out of sentence fragments: in those times when it seems impossible to connect with the joy of what matters most, go find a classroom.	Manthey, George		565
Opt in to an effective supervision process: new legislation shouldn't keep schools from using teacher evaluations as a powerful, integral part of the culture, making teaching an open, public and professional practice.	Bloom, Gary		1414
Professional development for principals, by principals: this foundation asks principals to identify the professional development they need to do their jobs more effectively, and then attempts to provide it.	Johnston, J. Howard		2641
Promoting positivity, choice and reflection: these three simple practices can make school a place where teachers and students want to be.	Marshall, Marvin		1742
Prosocial learning communities: one step at a time, these three school districts are successfully working at the process of reform, using coaching to bring about change.	Karns, Michelle		1456