This book is about incorporating student voice, student input, and student presence into leadership, decision-making and school improvement planning. The authors take the surface level student involvement often seen and share actionable steps leaders can take to incorporate deep and meaningful student voice in leadership. With actionable examples justifying the why and sharing the how - leadership skills from this book can be applied immediately. “From the Board room, to the community, and into the classroom Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable, gives practical examples of how to leverage student voice in our schools and districts. It is alive with insights and ideas that school leaders can easily implement to engage students in the operations of their schools and districts. If you are interested in student voice, this is a must read.” ―Chris Gaines, EdD, AASA past president; superintendent, Mehlville School District “High-performing schools have a secret weapon…student voice. Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable shines the light on the most important issue that confronts school today – empowering students to be leaders in their learning and engaging students in the decision-making process. If you are a school leader or teacher leader and want to learn how to take your school to the next level, this is your book to learn the why and how behind student voice. We must realize that we far too often prescribe remedies to student learning before understanding the needs of each student individually. If we take the time to listen and empower student voice, we transform the educational process – from adult- centered to student-centered. Lubelfeld, Polyak, and Caposey provide simple, practical and invaluable strategies to amplify student voice that all school leaders and teacher leaders can use immediately – powerful!” ―Brian K. Creasman, 2020 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year, Fleming county schools; author “The authors of Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable put their wealth of knowledge to the test and create an undeniable case regarding the importance of student voice. More importantly, through their eyes of experience, and reinforced by students themselves they challenge all of us to take advantage of our greatest resource in schools, the students. Our students continue to change and thus we must be ready and willing to listen, learn and lead with them as “invaluable” partners in education.” ―Russell Quaglia, Executive Director, Quaglia Institute for School Voice & Aspirations Dr. Michael Lubelfeld has served as a public school superintendent in Illinois since 2010 and currently leads North Shore School District 112, serving the communities of Highland Park and Highwood, IL, just north of Chicago. A nationally recognized educational leader, Dr. Lubelfeld is deeply engaged in leadership development and professional growth, collaborating with state and national associations to inspire the next generation of educational leaders. A sought-after speaker, he has presented across the United States and internationally on topics including leadership, student voice, global service learning, and innovative educational practices. Dr. Lubelfeld has co-authored several influential books, including The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow's Schools (2017), Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable (2018), The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth & Development (2021), and The Unfinished Teacher: Becoming the Next Version of Yourself (2024). His latest work, Leading for Tomorrow's Schools Today, is currently in publication and will be released this year. Dr. Lubelfeld's leadership has been recognized with multiple awards, including 2025 Rotary Service Above Self Award, the 2021 Administration and Supervision Distinguished Alumni Award from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Education, and the 2017 Lake County Superintendent of the Year Award. In addition, he was recently accepted into the 2025 ISTE-ASCD Generation AI Fellowship, and he was selected for the 2025-2026 Google-GSV Fellowship. In 2025, he was also named as one of the top 100 Influencers in education, and he received the Delta Award for innovation from the Illinois Educational Technology Leaders (IETL). Mike and his wife, Stephanie, have two children and live in suburban Chicago, where he continues to champion educational excellence and leadership development. Dr. Nick Polyak has served as the Superintendent for Leyden Community High School District #212 for the past twelve years. Prior to that, he served as the Superintendent for Illinois Valley Central School District #321 for four years. Nick and his wife Kate have four children and they reside in suburban Chicago. Over the past several years, Leyden, has received many honors. They were named the National Advanced Placement District of the Year, Illinois Democracy Schools, Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces, and the National School Board Associatio