Classnotes Podcast (February 11, 2011) Start with a school that is failing and reshape it into a space where students excel and the community embraces. Dr. Lucious Brown, principal of John F. Kennedy Middle School in Atlanta, talks about how partnering in the community, engaging students and building teacher effectiveness has led to dramatic school transformation. Dr. Brown is interviewed by Sulema Carreón-Sánchez, M.A., an IDRA senior education associate.The corresponding article is a new feature in the IDRA Newsletter, “Courageous Connections.”Show length: Send comments to [email protected].Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts. ResourcesSchool Principal Discusses the Dramatic Transformation of His SchoolIDRA Newsletter articlehttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/school-principal-discusses-the-dramatic-transformation/Coca-Cola Valued Youth Programhttp://www.idra.org/coca-cola-valued-youth-program/Quality Schools Action Frameworkhttp://www.idra.org/change-model/quality-schools-action-framework/Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Frameworkhttp://www.idra.org/change-model/college-bound-determined/Hear Podcasts about the Quality Schools Action Frameworkhttp://www.idra.org/change-model/courage-to-connect/hear-podcasts-framework/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post Principal on Dramatic School Transformation – Podcast Episode 83 appeared first on IDRA.