“It is with great pleasure that I endorse Navigating an IOU School Culture. I am a believer that establishing and maintaining a positive school culture is most important for moving a school towards higher achievement. This text is a practical guide for school and district leaders (current and future) to embrace and implement a plan for “maximizing leadership, collaboration and excellence” so that students may achieve their utmost! Navigating the change process using the 12 Essential School Anchors gives direction to school leaders to pursue excellence with their teachers and students.

As an author and Associate Director of the Stony Brook Educational Leadership Program, I see a clear pathway for school leaders to develop and support each and every student to achieve at their highest levels. I clearly see a roadmap for leaders to adopt and implement in their respective environments that can bring constituents together to focus on change in culture while concomitantly enhancing student achievement.

Joe hit a homerun by embracing a strong theoretical underpinning and aligning it with practical application.”