A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. The author of this book asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative-the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to: Lucky
educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement; Losing
educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes; Learning
educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence; and Leading
educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success. The author stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The book helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.