The "2011 Superintendent's Briefing Book" provides comprehensive yet concise overviews of the best thinking available on a wide range of top-priority PreK-12 education concerns. This resource will prove invaluable in making research-based decisions with confidence, and in identifying programs and practices that will improve student achievement. Among the issues covered in the 416-page "Briefing Book" are: teacher evaluation and development, staff compensation, principal leadership, budget and finance issues, effective communications, and more! Use this notebook to get up to speed on key preK-12 topics and issues and share information with staffers that will enhance their productivity. Contained in the table of contents are the following: (1) School Board and Superintendent Leadership; (2) School District Improvement; (3) Critical Elements of School Improvement; (4) Developing Principal Leadership; (5) Effective Data Use for School Improvement; (6) Effective Teaching: What Does It Look Like?; (7) A Focus on Teacher Development; (8) Providing Special Supports for Students At Risk; (9) Addressing Tough Issues of Race and Culture; (10) Supporting English Language Learners; (11) Addressing the Dropout Challenge; (12) Using RtI in High Schools; (13) Effective Communications; (14) Staff Compensation; and (15) Budget and Finance Issues. [For "Superintendent's Briefing Book, 2010," see ED534230.]