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Acknowledgments

My debts are too numerous to mention, but I will nevertheless attempt at least a few. To Rick and Becky DuFour, for their friendship, challenging intellect, and standard of excellence, which guide me daily to be a better teacher, leader, and writer. To Robert Eaker, for a model of friendship and intellectual rigor—he is what I want to be when I grow up. To the Solution Tree team, with whom I have collaborated for close to two decades—Jeff Jones, chief executive officer, and Douglas Rife, publisher, exemplify what partnership means, consistently elevating the interests of the teachers, leaders, and students whom they serve above short-term business considerations. Alissa Voss provided detailed and constructive feedback that made this a better book than if it had been left to my efforts alone.

I owe a special intellectual debt to Karin Chenoweth, for whom footnotes and reference citations are woefully inadequate recognitions of her seminal contribution to the scholarship of success in high-poverty schools. Robert Pondiscio writes with courage and eloquence, and challenges everyone who researches and writes about equity and excellence to put ourselves in the shoes of students and parents. Anthony Muhammad and Luis Cruz have influenced my understanding of the role of culture in schools of every socioeconomic status. Michael Fullan reminds me that fundamental truths in education transcend time and international boundaries. My colleagues at Creative Leadership Solutions have been my friends and intellectual inspirations. They include Lisa Almeida, Kate Anderson Foley, Brandon Doubek, Tony Flach, Lauren Mahoney, Kim Marshall, Brian McNulty, Stacy Scott, Mike Wasta, and many others. Special thanks to Allison Wedell, whose assistance in research and editing were vital to the completion of this book. To Julie Reeves who, in her 96th year, continues to research and write original papers on Abraham Lincoln, tend her garden, provide love and encouragement for generations of family and friends, and model the admonition of Saint Augustine to preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary, use words; her every act of kindness and generosity is worth a lifetime of sermons.

While I am happy to share credit, I do not share blame for the inevitable errors, omissions, and other failures. The only worse thing than failing to publish is to publish and then be held to public account for these mistakes, a burden I happily accept alone.

—Douglas Reeves, Boston, Massachusetts

Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

Carrie Barnett

Instructional Coach

San Jacinto Unified School District

San Jacinto, California

Jonathan Cornue

Staff and Curriculum Development

Madison-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Verona, New York

Michael Giromini

Principal

Royal Oak High School

Royal Oak, Michigan

Andy Pattee

Superintendent

Cedar Falls Community School District

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Brad Randmark

Assistant Principal

Burnham School

Cicero, Illinois