The ability to transform the school culture, guide the instructional program, and share the leadership responsibilities are what qualify central leadership figures. These qualifications are cumbersome and complex, and the actual practices needed to perform each of the qualifying tasks, while existent, have yet to be effectively synthesized, categorized, and/or made palpable for the everyday practitioner. "All Together Now Vol. 1" provides a different perspective on leadership preparation and practitioning, and subsequent volumes will examine the practices of the other school stakeholders.