What are the key elements necessary for creating enduring student success? In the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and high-stakes accountability, district leaders, principals, and teachers need to develop core values and practices that will help schools not only meet learning goals, but sustain performance over time.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Author	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Selection of Five Title 1 Schools	p. 2
Focus Areas for Structured Interviews	p. 4
The Five Sustaining Schools	p. 5
Sylvan Elementary School, Modesto, California: A Culture of Effective Instruction	p. 9
Building a High-Achieving Culture	p. 10
Sylvan's Nonnegotiable Core Values	p. 15
Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work	p. 16
Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction	p. 21
Ongoing Improvement of Instruction	p. 24
Strategic Intervention With Students	p. 27
Sylvan's Sustaining Elements	p. 30
Lessons Learned From Sylvan Elementary School	p. 31
Camellia Elementary School, Sacramento, California: A Culture of Order and Discipline	p. 33
Developing a Culture of Order and Discipline	p. 35
The Right Staff Stays at the School	p. 39
Using Student Data to Guide Curriculum and Instruction	p. 43
The Role of the Leadership Team and Governance	p. 45
Camellia's Nonnegotiable Core Values and Sustaining Elements	p. 46
Lessons Learned From Camellia Elementary School	p. 48
Jefferson Elementary School, Carlsbad, California: A Culture of Collaboration	p. 51
Developing a Culture of Collaboration	p. 53
Jefferson's Nonnegotiable Core Values	p. 61
Using Benchmark Data to Target Instruction	p. 62
Using Data to Intervene With Students	p. 67
Jefferson's Sustaining Elements	p. 69
Lessons Learned From Jefferson Elementary School	p. 70
Rosita Elementary School, Garden Grove, California: A Culture of Clarity	p. 73
Building a High-Achieving Culture	p. 74
Empowering Staff to Do Their Best Work	p. 79
Rosita's Nonnegotiable Core Values	p. 81
Advice to Principals	p. 82
Sustaining Processes at Rosita	p. 83
Lessons Learned From Rosita Elementary School	p. 89
Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra, California: A Culture of High Expectations	p. 91
Building a High-Achieving Culture	p. 92
Baldwin's Nonnegotiable Core Values	p. 95
Empowering the Right People	p. 96
Mastery of Standards	p. 99
Using Student Achievement Data	p. 101
Baldwin's Sustaining Elements	p. 104
Lessons Learned From Baldwin Elementary School	p. 105
Five Schools That Got the Job Done	p. 107
A Crisis Point Forces Change	p. 108
Developing a High-Achieving Culture	p. 109
Nonnegotiable Core Values	p. 110
The Essential Sustaining Elements	p. 111
A Final Word	p. 120
References	p. 121
Index	p. 123
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