Our guest today shares with us how she took a challenging, failing school and turned it into a stellar performing, award winning high school by simply focusing on getting every teacher to concentrate on literacy. It's a fascinating story with useful insights about actionable tips.

Dr. Susan Szachowicz is the principal of Brockton High School, a large (4,350 student) comprehensive urban high school. Under her leadership, Brockton High has been recognized as a Massachusetts Compass School, a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education for five years in a row, a recipient of the National School Change Award, and received a Bronze Medal from U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best High Schools.