"In the Fall of 1991, a magical seed was planted in the heart of New York's Harlem. It was the Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school that promised inner-city students a quality eduction comparable to that offered in an elite suburban school. Founded and led by Dr. Lorraine Monroe, an already fabled educator, and staffed by a team of deeply dedicated teachers, the academy set out to prove that caring instructors, an atmosphere of disciplined creativity, and a refusal to accept mediocrity can transform the lives of inner-city kids." "Six years later, the academy and its students are thriving. Members of the first graduating class are on their way to Ivy League colleges, and students in the lower grades continue to set records for academic excellence. Parents from all over Harlem fight to win their children a coveted seat in the academy's incoming class." "The key to the success of the Frederick Douglass Academy is leadership - especially the unique brand of tough yet compassionate, practical, charismatic leadership pioneered by the principal, Lorraine Monroe. Now, in Nothing's Impossible, Monroe tells her own remarkable story and explains the philosophy that has made her one of America's most effective community leaders."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved