Dominique Smith is the director of student services at Health Sciences High & Middle College, where he also serves as a culture builder and student advocate. He is the co-author of Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management and holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California. He can be reached at dsmith@hshsmc.org. Nancy Frey is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University (SDSU) and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. Before joining the university faculty, Nancy was a special education teacher in the Broward County (Florida) Public Schools, where she taught students at the elementary and middle school levels. She later worked for the Florida Department of Education on a statewide project for supporting students with disabilities in a general education curriculum. Frey is a recipient of the Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Early Career Award from the National Reading Conference. Her research interests include reading and literacy, assessment, intervention, and curriculum design. She has published many articles and books on literacy and instruction, including Better Learning Through Structured Teaching and How to Reach the Hard to Teach. She can be reached at nfrey@mail.sdsu.edu. Ian Pumpian is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and has taught, supervised, and chaired dissertations of several San Diego lead principals and area superintendents. He cofounded Health Sciences High & Middle College and currently serves as the CEO/president. Pumpian served as the executive director of the City Heights Educational Collaborative, where he assumed superintendent-level responsibilities over the educational programs of more than 5,300 students, professional development for their 300+ teachers, and a comprehensive professional development school that annually involved more than 125,000 hours of SDSU faculty and student credential and advanced degree teaching, research, and practical activities. Pumpian has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and books, including How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your Classroom or School. He can be reached at ipumpian@mail.sdsu.edu.

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