Failure is not an option : six principles that guide student achievement in high-performing schools / Alan M. Blankstein ; foreword by Michael Fullan.

Why failure is not an option
Courageous leadership for school success
Ten common routes to failure, and how to avoid each
Building a professional learning community with relational trust
Principle #1, Common mission, vision, values, and goals
Principle #2, Ensuring achievement for all students : systems for prevention and intervention
Principle #3, Collaborative teaming focused on teaching and learning
Principle #4, Using data to guide decision making and continuous improvement
Principle #5, Gaining active engagement from family and community
Principle #6, Building sustainable leadership capacity / by Alan M. Blankstein with Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink.