Cure Student Underachievement is the culmination of the authors'
research, practice, and experience as principals, superintendents,
graduate professors, and consultants in efforts to improve school
performance and increase student achievement. Searching for the real
causes of underperformance, the authors explored problem-solving
strategies in several fields. The authors find that clinical practice
identifies the root causes rather than the symptoms of problems,
focusing valuable time, resource, and energy on prescriptions with
greater promise for improved performance health. The concepts of
diagnosis, prescription, and prognosis establish a foundation for
improved planning and problem solving. This book introduces practicing
leaders and leaders-in-training to the protocols of clinical practice by
taking the reader through the twelve steps of the clinical cycle with
specific strategies and exercises to provide practice in the
application, use, and assessment of the model.