Dr. Allan A. Glatthorn (deceased) was a Distinguished Research Professor of Education (Emeritus) at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Jerry M. Jailall recently served as the state coordinator for the federal Comprehensive School Reform program and as a Title 1 Consultant at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He has worked with 172 elementary, middle, and high schools implementing school reform initiatives. He previously coordinated the NC School Improvement Grants program in 107 school districts under the standards-based GOALS 2000 federal initiative. He has over 25 years of K-12 experience in public education spanning Guyana, the Bahamas, and the US. He is a former lecturer at the University of Guyana. He obtained his doctorate in education from East Carolina University. Julie K. Jailall, EdD, currently serves as the Executive Director of the K-12 Neuse Charter School in North Carolina, USA. She is a school transformation expert and has served for over 15 years as a school principal and as a teacher in several schools and districts in the USA. She previously served as the Learning Disabilities Consultant at the NC Department of Public Instruction. She has worked with elementary, middle, and high schools implementing school reform initiatives. Dr. Jailall has over 30 years of K-12 experience in public education spanning Guyana, the Bahamas, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. She is a former lecturer at the University of Guyana, the Abu Dhabi University and the Brunswick Community College in the USA. She holds 5 degrees including a doctorate in education leadership and policy studies from the North Carolina State University.