Picture this: Teachers sharing insights and challenges. Principals leading with trust. Central office leaders inspiring and supporting principals. A synergistic learning system that results in all students succeeding. This practitioner's guide to creating a system-wide learning organization focuses on professional learning as the stimulus to improving student achievement. Experienced superintendents Paul Ash and John D'Auria provide a blueprint to:
• Improve schools through system-wide professional learning • Increase student achievement by instilling a deep-rooted culture of curiosity • Bolster faculty and staff morale with trust-building initiatives • Align professional development with student-centered district standards
