FNO Facilitator's Guide

An ideal companion to the second edition of the bestseller, Failure Is Not an Option ^®, this step-by-step guide provides staff developers and workshop facilitators with all the tools to help school leaders create successful, sustainable high-performing schools. Aligned with the chapters of Alan M. Blankstein’s award-winning book, these activities, discussion questions, and field-tested resources demonstrate how to avoid 10 common routes to failure and are designed around six guiding principles:

• Common mission, vision, values, and goals
• Achievement for all students through prevention and intervention systems
• Collaborative teaming focused on teaching for learning
• Data-based decisions for continuous improvement
• Active family and community engagement
• Building sustainable leadership capacity