You have a vision. It will transform your school and improve academic achievement. You present your vision. You are confident it will receive acceptance. Right? NO! You are part of team to address an issue at your school. Some on the team are not collaborating. Why? What is happening? Why don’t people want to change? Am I doing something wrong? This interactive session will describe the barriers to change. Why people do not want to change. What are the telltale signs in their responses. What are they thinking. No strategy works all the time. However, being aware of the barriers, learning how best to deal the resistance, is the first step. Please bring your controversy or resistance. Let’s work together on the first steps of an action plan. No one is saying it will be easy or even successful, but for the sake of the students you serve you have to try.