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Getting Real & Getting Smart ONGOING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future contends that teacher expertise is the single most important factor in determining student achievement. TEACHER PREPARATION & NEW TEACHER INDUCTION: America's public school systems face a crisis of immense proportions. TEACHER NETWORK: As active participantsin IMPACT II -- The Teachers Network we are well aware of the powerful possibilities that educational reform networks offer. TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL CHANGE: The models of teacher growth that we are proposing necessitate a new definition of school leadership that originates from within the culture of a school and is shared by a community of professionals.