Below is a list of reading materials suggested by the superintendent that provide valuable information about parent/child academic support, instruction and self-development.

Superintendent Marcus Newsome recommends these books:

• "Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners with Diverse Abilities" by Jana Echevarria and Anne Graves
  
• "Children with Limited English: Teaching Strategies for the Regular Classroom" by Ellen Kottler and Jeffery L. Kottler
• "Teaching English Language Learners K-12" by Jerry Jesness
• EverythingESL.net
• "Classroom Instruction that works with English Language Learners"
  by Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn
• "The Effectiveness of Instructional Issues, Theories, Models and Strategies for Mainstreamed English Second Language Students"
  Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium Report — August 2005
  
• “Acres of Diamonds” by Russell H. Conwell, 1921
• “Born to Win” by Muriel James and Dorothy Jongeward, 1971
• “Building Engaged Schools: Getting the Most Out of America’s Classrooms” by Gary Gordon, 2006
• “Coaching for Performance” by John Whitmore, 1992
• “Developing the Leader Within You” by John C. Maxwell, 1993
• “Flipping the Switch: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ!” by John G. Miller, 2006
• “QBQ! The Question Behind the Question” by John G. Miller, 2004
• “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” by Ben Carson, 1990
• “Failure Is Not an Option: Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools” by Alan M. Blankstein and Michael Fullan, 2004
• “From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t” by Jim Collins, 2002
• “The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!” by Bill Milliken, 2007
• “Caring Enough to Lead: How Reflective Thought Leads to Moral Leadership” by Leonard O. Pellicer, 2003
• “50 Success Classics Collection” by Tom Butler-Bowdon, 2006
• “On Becoming a Leader” by Warren Bennis, 1989
• “How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling” by Frank Bettger, 1947
• “How to Have Power and Confidence in Dealing With People” by Les Giblin, 1956
• “How to Be Rich” by John Paul Getty, 1961
• “Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way” by Robin Gerber, 2003 
• “Lessons Learned: Shaping Relationships and the Culture of the Workplace” by Roland S. Barth, 2003
• “Maximum Achievement” by Brian Tracy, 1993
• “My Life and Work” by Henry Ford, 1922
• “On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities” by Robert Eaker, Richard P. DuFour and Rebecca Burnette, 1998
• “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki, 1997
• “Jack: Straight From the Gut” by Jack Welch, 2001
• “Take Time for Your Life” by Cheryl Richardson, 1998
• “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R Covey, 1989
• “The 360 Degree Leader” by John C. Maxwell, 2005
• “The Fred Factor” by Mark Sanborn, 2004
• “The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, 1981
• “The Power of Full Engagement” by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, 2003
• “The Spirit to Serve” by J.W. Marriott Jr., 1997
• “The Moral Imperative of School Leadership” by Michael Fullan, 2003
• “The Way to Wealth” by Benjamin Franklin, 1758
• “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations” by David Landes, 1998 
• “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, 1998
• “Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn” by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour and Gayle Karhanek, 2004
• “The Official Guide to Success: Tom Hopkins’ Personal Success Program” by Tom Hopkins, 1982