The networks of Tennessee politicians, school leaders, and academics are rife with significant contributorsto the national fabric of educational reform. This cadre includes Former White House Chief of StaffHoward Baker, United States Senator Bill Frist (currently Chairman of the Tennessee State Collaborativeon Reforming Education) former United States Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander (currentlyUnited States Senator and Conference Chair of the Republican Party) and current Governor Bill Haslam.This network has deep, current ties to The University of Tennessee, the Knoxville area, and schoolsystems across the state of Tennessee. The Center for Educational Leadership is a highly funded, highlyvisible model for education reform throughout the state of Tennessee. This 3 book series will serve as a calling card for all activities that The Centerfor Educational Leadership is involved in around the state of Tennessee and the United States. This includes all school leadership summits for policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and legislators. It represents the shared vision and commitment of educational leaders, politicians, educationalreformers, and legislators. This book will be distributed to school leaders, professional development coaches, teacher unions, scholars at severalTennessee institutions of higher education, and members of the Tennessee legislature and Department of Education. The audience for this series isprimarily school leaders and scholars who are launching and designing new programs or revising and strengthening existing programs. However, thosewho are discussing policy at the local, state, and national level would be interested in the information given within these pages as it relates clearly totheir work in educational leadership.