This document explores issues of leadership for accountability and reviews five resources on the subject. These include: (1) "Accountability by Carrots and Sticks: Will Incentives and Sanctions Motivate Students, Teachers, and Administrators for Peak Performance?" (Larry Lashway); (2) "Organizing Schools for Teacher Learning" (Judith Warren Little); (3) "Making Standards Stick: A Follow-Up Look at Washington State's School Improvement Efforts in 1999-2000" (Robin Lake and others); (4) "Leadership for School Improvement" (Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning); and (5) "The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community, and Personal Meaning in Our Schools" (Thomas J. Sergiovanni). (RT)