In the following study, the researcher, an experienced leadership coach and former principal, observed the leadership practices of a first-year principal over the course of one year as student achievement at his school increased dramatically. Employing participant observation, document analysis, interviewing, and administration of a teacher survey, the researcher gathered and analyzed data in an effort to identify those leadership strategies that could be replicated at other school sites. Findings are summarized in a timeline of leadership activities that may have contributed to the successful efforts at this particular elementary school site. (Contains 6 tables.)