Building School-Community Partnerships : Collaboration for Student Success

by Mavis G. Sanders

• ISBN13: 9781412917650
• ISBN10: 1412917654
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-02
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This excellent resource assists educators seeking to establish school-community partnerships to achieve goals for their schools and the students, families, and communities they serve.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
About the Author	p. xvii
Community Involvement: Why and What?	p. 1
Rationales for Community Involvement in Schools	p. 1
Community Involvement in Schools: Form and Fashion	p. 3
Obstacles to Community Partnerships	p. 8
Summary	p. 13
A Closer Look at Common Community Partnerships	p. 14
Business Partnerships	p. 14
University Partnerships	p. 16
Service Learning Partnerships	p. 18
School-Linked Service Integration	p. 20
Faith-Based Partnerships	p. 22
Summary	p. 25
Components of Successful Community Partnerships	p. 28
High-Functioning Schools	p. 28
Student-Centered Learning Environments	p. 30
Effective Partnership Teams	p. 31
Principal Leadership	p. 33
External Support	p. 36
Summary	p. 38
Building Capacity for Successful Community Partnerships: A Vignette	p. 39
The School	p. 39
The Goal	p. 40
The Team	p. 40
The Project	p. 41
The Community Partners	p. 41
The Results	p. 42
Lessons Learned	p. 43
Summary	p. 45
Bringing the Community In: An Elementary School Story	p. 47
Background	p. 47
Community Partners	p. 48
Commitment to Students' Learning	p. 51
Principal Leadership	p. 54
Action Team for Partnerships	p. 56
Welcoming School Climate	p. 57
Two-Way Communication	p. 58
Summary	p. 60
Creating Closer Community Ties: A High School Study	p. 62
Background	p. 62
Principal Leadership	p. 66
A Student Focus	p. 66
Community Partners and Activities	p. 67
Summary	p. 71
Promising Practices for Community Partnerships	p. 73
Goal-Improve Reading (2004)	p. 74
Goal-Improve Math Skills (2003)	p. 74
Goal-Increase Students' Awareness of Career Opportunities (2001)	p. 75
Goal-Improve Ninth-Grade Performance on State Proficiency Exam (2002)	p. 76
Goal-Improve Student Writing and Technology Skills (2002)	p. 77
Goal-Improve Student Reading (2002)	p. 78
Goal-Improve School Landscaping (2002)	p. 79
Goal-Provide Community Service (2002)	p. 79
Goal-Improve Student Oral and Written Communication (2004)	p. 81
Goal-Improve Facilities for Students With Disabilities (2004)	p. 82
Goal-Improve Student Science Skills (2000)	p. 82
Goal-Provide Afterschool Activities for Middle School Students (2000)	p. 83
Summary	p. 84
Preparing Educational Leaders for Community Partnerships: A Workshop Agenda	p. 85
Building Community Partnerships Agenda	p. 86
Summary	p. 89
Concluding Thoughts	p. 102
Sample Activities	p. 104
Locating Community Partners	p. 105
Improving the Partnership Process	p. 106
Improving Community Partnership Quality	p. 107
Garnering Principal Support for Partnerships	p. 108
Sample Letters	p. 109
Partnership Communication	p. 110
Partnership Activity Follow-Up	p. 111
Endotes	p. 112
References	p. 114
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