Since the previous editions of Shaping School Culture and its "how-to" complement, The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook , were published, new challenges have surfaced--especially regarding issues of standards-based testing, school accountability, and student achievement. The second edition of The Fieldbook provides 'hands on' tools to help school leaders think through and implement a 'culture building' process. Featuring 50 field-tested exercises and activities (over 25# new), it includes major new material on "toxic" environments with specific action steps for identifying and transforming a dysfunctional school culture. This is an essential guide for educational leaders at every level of management, as they wrestle with current staffing and accountabilty challenges.