"Grading and assessment are charged topics among educators, which makes building a collaborative team that much more difficult. In Grading Reform That Lasts: Eight Steps to Transform Your School's Assessment Culture, authors Tom Schimmer, Megan Knight, and Matt Townsley offer leaders embarking on grading reform a tried-and-true process to ensure a smooth transition. Grounded in the Eight Steps for Leading Change used by John Kotter, professor emeritus from Harvard Business School, they guide leaders through the resistance from staff and other obstacles they may encounter. With communication tips, Measures of Success checklists, Questions for Learning Teams, and applications of each step in a school setting, leaders will be ready to implement grade reform"--