Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction: Transforming Politics into Education Kenneth Leithwood 2. How Effective Superintendents Understand Their Own work Edward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge 3. Chiefs and Chairs: Working Relationships between Effective CEOs and Board of Education Chairpersons Derek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry 4. Prospects for Organizational Learning in Expertly Managed Group Problem Solving Kenneth Leithwood, Rosanne Steinbach, and Tiiu Raun 5. Superintendents' Management of State-Initiated Reform: A Matter of Interpretation Fran Wills and Kent Peterson 6. Restructuring in Kentucky:The Changing Role of the Superintendent and the District Office Joseph Murphy 7. How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Find Policy Success and Happiness: Part I Richard G. Townsend 8. Plucking Billiard Balls Out of Thin Air: How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Hustle Policy: Part II Richard G. Townsend 9. How CEOs Influence School System Culture Donald Musella 10. Educated Dissent: Implications of Policy Disagreement for Educational Leadership Mark Holmes 11. Toward Improving the Structures for School System Leadership Stephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scan, and Shihui Wang 12. Toward a More Comprehensive Appreciation of Effective School District Leadership Kenneth Leithwood Subject Index Name Index