Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the stage. The development of comprehensive school reform / Joseph Murphy and Amanda Datnow -- New American Schools designs. Expeditionary Learning schools : tenacity, leadership, and school reform / Greg Farrell. The Modern Red SchoolHouse : leadership in comprehensive school reform initiatives / Sally B. Kilgore and James D. Jones. Co-nect : purpose, accountability, and school leadership / Bruce Goldberg and Donald M. Morrison. The Accelerated Schools Project : can a leader change the culture and embed reform? / Christine Finnan and James Meza, Jr. New American Schools : district and school leadership for whole-school reform / Mark Berends, Susan Bodilly, and Sheila Nataraj Kirby -- Annenberg Challenge initiatives. The Chicago Annenberg Challenge : lessons on leadership for school development / Mark A. Smylie, Stacy A. Wenzel, and Carol R. Fendt. The Bay Area School Reform Collaborative : building the capacity to lead / Michael Aaron Copland -- Other national comprehensive school reform designs. Success for All : district and school leadership / Amanda Datnow & Marisa Castellano. The Coalition of Essential Schools : leadership for putting the common principles into practice / Peter M. Hall & Peggy L. Placier. The Comer School Development Process : developing leadership in urban schools / Charles M. Payne & John B. Diamond -- Conclusion. Leadership lessons from comprehensive school reform designs / Joseph Murphy & Amanda Datnow.