With its comprehensive framework, this guide offers instruction that will help all children grow and develop along the pathways that support success both in school and in life.

Foreword - Michael FullanPreface - Edward T. JoynerAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. The Comer Process: Tried, Tested, and True - Edward T. Joyner2. Essential Understandings of the Yale School Development Program: A Reference Guide to the Comer Process - Michael Ben-Avie, Edward T. Joyner, and James P. Comer3. Systemic Reform: The School Development Program¿s Answer to Fragmentation - Edward T. Joyner and Christine L. Emmons4. Systemic Reform: We Started with One School - Alice Hart, Miriam McLaughlin, Everol Ennis, and Steve Stone5. Curriculum Structure and Teacher Planning: Balancing, Aligning, and Assessing Students in the Standards-Based Curriculum - David A. Squires and Camille J. Cooper6. "Comer-in-the-Classroom": Linking the Essential Elements of the Comer Process to Classroom Practices - Fay E. Brown and Valerie Maholmes7. A Demonstration of Comer-in-the-Classroom - Carol Pickett Ray8. Mobilizing Schools for Instructional Excellence: Instructional Leadership Is a System Responsibility - Edward T. Joyner9. Maintaining Student Momentum Through Instructional Leadership: "And We Will Do It Again" - Marie B. Chauvet-Monchik10. "And This Is How We Will Do It": Comer Youth Voice Their Opinions About the Comer Process - The Comer Club Ambassadors of P.S. 138, Brooklyn, NY11. Performance Management: The Principal¿s First Priority - M. Ann Levett-Lowe12. Teachers Helping Teachers: A Process That Honors and Supports Teacher Development - J. Patrick Howley and Dawn K. Kelley13. Turning Nonreaders into Readers Through Essentials of Literacy - Fay E. Brown14. Student Learning in Math and Science: Youth Development Matters - Michael Ben-Avie15. Guidelines for University-School Collaborations: A Report of Experience - Francis Roberts16. Implementation of Systemic Reform: Step by Step From Vision to Reality - Constance Clark17. Assessing Systemic Reform: How Do You Know That the Comer Process Is Making a Difference in Your School or District? - Christine L. Emmons18. The Best Education for All Our Children - Edward T. JoynerIndex