This publication provides an overview of the proceedings of the Superintendents' and Deans' Summit on Transformation and Collaboration for Student Success. The overarching goal of the Summit was to develop a formal mechanism for forging the professional expertise of field-based practitioners and college level professional education programs. Participants included school superintendents and deans of colleges of education and arts and sciences in the mid-Atlantic region; policymakers and administrators from state departments of education in the mid-Atlantic region; and members of the U.S. Department of Education. There papers are: (1) "Introduction" (Margaret C. Wang) reviewing the issue; (2) "Developing a Plan of Action: A Summary of Key Observations and Next-Step Recommendations" outlining major topics of discussion and specific next-step plans on policy and professional development issues and implementation concerns generated by Summit participants; (3) "Managing Change" (Michael Fullan) providing a summary of the Summit's keynote address; (4) "Teachers for the 21st Century"(Stephen L. Sokolow) examining the knowledge base for teacher preparation in the 21st century; and (5) "Shattering the Status Quo: Preparing Administrators for the Future" (John A. DeFlaminis) outlining specific strategies for preparing administrators for the next millennium. (SM)