Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Chapter One: School Improvement Means People Improvement -- Chapter Two: The District's Role in Supporting the PLC Process -- Chapter Three: The Principal's Role in Leading a Professional Learning Community -- Chapter Four: Creating the Collaborative Culture of a Professional Learning Community -- Chapter Five: Developing a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum -- Chapter Six: Ongoing Monitoring of Student Learning -- Chapter Seven: Ensuring Effective Instruction -- Chapter Eight: Responding When Kids Don't Learn -- Chapter Nine: Leadership Is an Affair of the Heart -- References and Resources -- Index.