First: If you're going to drive, drive. “What happens in a school and what doesn't happen in a school depends on the principal.” I am the principal and having that title required me to lead. That meant stepping up and taking responsibility. “I wasn't going to be afraid to address anything that wasn't good for kids, whether I liked it or not.” She assembled a team that created a visually appealing environment and rebuilt the school schedule to include flexibility for children with different needs. He also designed a behavioral system to promote positive behaviors called “Non-Negotiables”. The result of these changes was that his school, Strawberry Mansion, was removed from “Persistently Dangerous’