by Dr. Al Lewis, Superintendent of Glassboro Public Schools (NJ); Dr. Melvin J. Brown, former Superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools (AL) and Reynoldsburg City Schools (OH); Dr. Robert Tremblay, Superintendent of Framingham Public Schools (MA); Bill Runey, Superintendent of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District (MA); Chris Shearer, Principal of Johns Creek High School (GA); Dr Keisha Scarlett, former Superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools and 24-year veteran of Seattle Public Schools; Dr. Leslie Sparacello, Superintendent of Cedars International Academy (TX); Yaw L. Obeng, Former Superintendent and author of Calculated Risk; Dr. Kevin Scanlon, Superintendent of Three Village Central School District (NY); Dr. Will Pickens, Deputy Chief of Schools at Chicago Public Schools (IL); Curtis M. Clough, Founder/Creator- New Mexico Rural Workforce Collaborative (NM); David Y. Verdugo, Superintendent of Santa Cruz Valley USD No. 35 (AZ); Dr. Mark Sullivan, Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools (AL); Dr. Noel Schmidt, Superintendent of Rock Ridge Public Schools (MN); and Dr. Debbie Brockett, educational consultant and former region superintendent of Clark County School District (NV). · TomoClub
15 School Leaders. 15 Untold Stories. One Book That Will Change How You Lead. Education is under siege. AI is rewriting the rules. Teacher shortages are deepening. School boards are more political than ever. Enrollment is declining. And the leaders holding it all together, the superintendents, principals, and system leaders running schools every day, have never been under more pressure. This book is their playbook. Leaders of Tomorrow is a collection of 15 chapters written entirely by practicing school leaders -- not consultants, not academics, not policy analysts -- who are solving the hardest problems in American education right now. Each author opens up about what actually worked in their district, what failed, and what they wish someone had told them before they took the job. The 15 authors span 12 states, have collectively led over 30 school districts, and bring more than 400 combined years of K–12 leadership experience. Their districts range from Chicago Public Schools (320,000 students) and Clark County School District (300,000+) to rural communities in Minnesota and New Mexico where a single leader knows every child by name. The group includes multiple state Superintendents of the Year, national award winners, and a Chiefs for Change Future Chief. The book is organized around five leadership roles every school leader must learn to play — sometimes all in the same week: The Ambassador - How to navigate school board politics, survive public comment, and build community trust that holds when things get hard. The Cultivator - How to build resilient leadership teams, find transformational talent hiding in your own buildings, and have the courage to grow struggling teachers or let them go. The Builder - How to turn around a school everyone has given up on, create alternative environments for students who can't thrive in traditional settings, and build systems of safety and belonging at scale. The Pathfinder - How to redesign career readiness from kindergarten through graduation and build a Portrait of a Graduate that actually changes how your system operates. The Innovator - How to reimagine the school calendar (and survive the backlash), deliver world-class education in rural communities, and differentiate instruction for neurodiverse learners in every classroom. This is not a textbook. It is not a policy brief. It is a reference guide you keep within arm's reach, something you return to when you are stuck, when you need a strategy, or when you need to hear another leader's voice saying: I have been there, and here is what I learned. Curated by TomoClub, the education technology company behind 150+ podcast episodes with school leaders and a growing community of practitioners committed to future-ready education