Note: Alan Blankstein, president and founder of the HOPE Foundation, is back as a guest blogger to share some more of his work to transform public schools.

Sustainable leadership is characterized by depth of learning and real achievement rather than
superficially tested performance; length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; breadth of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; justice in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other classes and schools; diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with networks and cohesion; resourcefulness that conserves and renews teachers' and leaders' energy and does not burn them out; and conservation that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.

The following, are 10 practical ideas for developing sustainable leadership in your system or
your school:

1. Refocus your curriculum, use of materials, and school design to include ecological
sustainability as a core aspect of teaching and learning for all students.

2. Begin all discussions ...

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