Committed to achieving better academic, behavioral, health, and life outcomes for students and the adults that support them, Phoenix County's school board agreed to a bold new approach. They found new leadership and embarked on a multi-year journey to transform their school system and community-wide partnerships into a coherent student-centered ecosystem.

In The Education Imperative, strategic education consultant Charles Wright, Jr. has combined three decades of work in education, philanthropy, and business to offer an inspiring and thought-provoking vision via the aspirational story of one family's experience in the redesigned Phoenix County school ecosystem.

This novel tool will enable you to:

• Discover, develop, and/or accelerate your personal journey to support and lead transformative change
• Engage all stakeholders in a discussion that builds connections and sets the stage for bold changes
• Listen deeply, identify areas for healing, and discover support for breakthrough ideas

If you are a central office leader, supervisor, or staff member looking for a compelling way to deepen systemwide conversations around access, equity, and transformative change, this book is for you.