From the Board room, to the community, and into the classroom Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable, gives practical examples of how to leverage student voice in our schools and districts. It is alive with insights and ideas that school leaders can easily implement to engage students in the operations of their schools and districts. If you are interested in student voice, this is a must read.

Chris Gaines, EdD, AASA past president; superintendent, Mehlville School District

High-performing schools have a secret weapon…student voice. Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable shines the light on the most important issue that confronts school today – empowering students to be leaders in their learning and engaging students in the decision-making process. If you are a school leader or teacher leader and want to learn how to take your school to the next level, this is your book to learn the why and how behind student voice. We must realize that we far too often prescribe remedies to student learning before understanding the needs of each student individually. If we take the time to listen and empower student voice, we transform the educational process – from adult- centered to student-centered. Lubelfeld, Polyak, and Caposey provide simple, practical and invaluable strategies to amplify student voice that all school leaders and teacher leaders can use immediately – powerful!

Brian K. Creasman, 2020 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year, Fleming county schools; author

The authors of Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable put their wealth of knowledge to the test and create an undeniable case regarding the importance of student voice. More importantly, through their eyes of experience, and reinforced by students themselves they challenge all of us to take advantage of our greatest resource in schools, the students. Our students continue to change and thus we must be ready and willing to listen, learn and lead with them as “invaluable” partners in education.

Russell Quaglia, Executive Director, Quaglia Institute for School Voice & Aspirations