In this updated edition ofaLeadership for Resilient Schools and Communities, resiliency experts Mike M. Milstein and Doris Annie Henry build on their groundbreaking strategies used in districts across the country and offer newainformation onaleadership resiliency.aPacked withagraphic organizers and tools, and providing a resource guide, this is an invaluable reference for school leaders serious about resiliency efforts.

Dedication List of Tables and Figures List of Handouts Foreword by Richard A. Schmuck Foreword to the First Edition by Paul D. Houston Preface

Organization of the Book About the Authors Part I. Basic Concepts 1. Resiliency: Promoting Everyone's Potential to Succeed

Why the Urgency?

An Introduction to Resiliency

The Problem With Problem Solvers 2. Building Resilient Communities

Why Community Development and Resiliency

Traditional Ways of Thinking About Community

Three Realities of Community: Rural, Urban, and Suburban

Visualizing the Resilient Community

Leadership Activities for Building a Resilient Community: Where Do We Start? Part II. Resiliency for Everyone 3. Student Resiliency: Building a Base for Positive Living

What Are the Problems That Youth Face?

Changing Our Mind Maps: From Deficits to Potentials

Student Resiliency: The Community and School's Responsibilities

Leadership Strategies That Promote Student Resiliency

Bringing It All Together as an Overall Resiliency-Building Approach 4. Educator Resiliency: Nurturing the Nurturers

Resiliency Pathways and Educators' Performance Over Their Career Span

The Ability of Educators to Perform Well Over Time: Coping With Plateauing

The Impact of the School Environment on Educator Resiliency

Strategies to Overcome School-Based Barriers to Educator Resiliency
5. School Resiliency: Creating Supportive Environments for Students, Educators, and Communities

Does Your School Support Resiliency?

Improving School Resiliency Means Changing Schools

Backwards Planning

School Resiliency-Building Strategies 6. Community Resiliency: Developing Partnerships

Building Relationships Between Schools and Their Communities

Communities With Characteristics of Resiliency

Community Support Is Needed for School Resiliency

School Support Is Needed for Community Resiliency

From Reactive to Proactive Community Relationships

Strategies for Improving Community Resiliency Part III. Making It Happen for Schools &
Communities 7. Leading Resiliency Development Initiatives: Strategies for Managing and Assessing Change

Bringing It All Together and Leading Resiliency Development Initiatives

The Four Stages of Change

Group Development

Leadership Needs

Facilitation Skills

Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation 8. School and Community Resiliency Initiatives

A Reality Perspective

Communities on the Forefront of Improvement

In Closing Resource A: Handouts References
Index