Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
Understanding the patterns of leadership succession -- Leadership mentoring -- Teachers as school leaders -- Dealing with rapid growth -- Understanding rising expectations -- Shared governance as a crucial democratic forum -- Integrating new faculty -- Integrating new families and students -- Supporting advanced teacher-learners -- Dealing effectively with district leadership -- When the state and the feds come marching in -- Recasting the vision without selling out : one school's story.