Read about programs that principals have used to break down cultural and language barriers that were inhibiting learning and cooperation within their school communities.

• Principal Robert Pollock needed a way to get Spanish-speaking parents involved in their children's school—Robert Pollock, Texas. 
• As the population of Hispanic students approached 30 percent, Principal Becky Escamilla realized that perennial events, like kindergarten orientation, were not meeting the needs of a changing neighborhood—Becky Escamilla, Texas. 
• Principial Anna James wanted to encourage non-English speaking and low-income families to apply to her charter school where admission is decided by lottery—Anna James, Connecticut.