Easing back in...

I wanted to wait until my spring break before I came back to blogging, but I thought it might be best to ease my way back in--less pressure.
With my school in the process of hiring a new principal, and despite not getting selected for the hiring committee, I am curious to know what the edublogging community believes are the necessary philosphy and skills needed for turning around a "failing" school. I ask, not as a knock against the outgoing principal, because the reality is that we are not as successful as we need to be.