The case book takes on the core areas of school leadership-organizational vision; instruction, curriculum, and assessment; school and external community; school culture and internal community; equity; and improvement, innovation, and reform. Using a case learning approach, the volume introduces salient theoretical and empirical literature in each core area and provides illustrative cases designed for individual and group analysis. Written for aspiring educational leaders, this book helps facilitate the discussion and reflection of individual and collective professional judgment. This important textbook helps students work through problems of practice, analyze salient data and detail, and reflect on the leaders they wish to become.