On October 1, 2013, SMI facilitated a statewide Leadership & Learning Exchange. ” No Turnaround Without Wraparound” which included opportunities for school staff, community partners, government officials and related efforts to focus on systemic strategies that deal successfully with the non-academic barriers kids have to learning. This inspiring set of leaders (including Dr. Alan Ingram, Deputy Commissioner of MA ESE, Eric Gordon, CEO/Superintendent of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Joshua Laplante, Principal of Central Falls High School in Rhode Island and Ross Levanto, Senior Vice President at Schwartz Communications in Boston) provided practical examples, challenging ideas, and a critical focus on improving performance for students across Massachusetts.