Building School-Community Partnerships : Collaboration for Student Success

by Mavis G. Sanders

• ISBN13: 9781412917643
• ISBN10: 1412917646
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-09
• 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	ix
Joyce L. Epstein
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
About the Author	xvii
Community Involvement: Why and What?	1	(13)
Rationales for Community Involvement in Schools	1	(2)
Community Involvement in Schools: Form and Fashion	3	(5)
Obstacles to Community Partnerships	8	(5)
Summary	13	(1)
A Closer Look at Common Community Partnerships	14	(14)
Business Partnerships	14	(2)
University Partnerships	16	(2)
Service Learning Partnerships	18	(2)
School-Linked Service Integration	20	(2)
Faith-Based Partnerships	22	(3)
Summary	25	(3)
Components of Successful Community Partnerships	28	(11)
High-Functioning Schools	28	(2)
Student-Centered Learning Environments	30	(1)
Effective Partnership Teams	31	(2)
Principal Leadership	33	(3)
External Support	36	(2)
Summary	38	(1)
Building Capacity for Successful Community Partnerships: A Vignette	39	(8)
The School	39	(1)
The Goal	40	(1)
The Team	40	(1)
The Project	41	(1)
The Community Partners	41	(1)
The Results	42	(1)
Lessons Learned	43	(2)
Summary	45	(2)
Bringing the Community In: An Elementary School Story	47	(15)
Background	47	(1)
Community Partners	48	(3)
Commitment to Students' Learning	51	(3)
Principal Leadership	54	(2)
Action Team for Partnerships	56	(1)
Welcoming School Climate	57	(1)
Two-Way Communication	58	(2)
Summary	60	(2)
Creating Closer Community Ties: A High School Study	62	(11)
Background	62	(4)
Principal Leadership	66	(1)
A Student Focus	66	(1)
Community Partners and Activities	67	(4)
Summary	71	(2)
Promising Practices for Community Partnerships	73	(12)
Activity 1: Goal---Improve Reading (2004)	74	(1)
Activity 2: Goal---Improve Math Skills (2003)	74	(1)
Activity 3: Goal---Increase Students' Awareness of Career Opportunities (2001)	75	(1)
Activity 4: Goal---Improve Ninth-Grade Performance on State Proficiency Exam (2002)	76	(1)
Activity 5: Goal---Improve Student Writing and Technology Skills (2002)	77	(1)
Activity 6: Goal---Improve Student Reading (2002)	78	(1)
Activity 7: Goal---Improve School Landscaping (2002)	79	(1)
Activity 8: Goal---Provide Community Service (2002)	79	(2)
Activity 9: Goal---Improve Student Oral and Written Communication (2004)	81	(1)
Activity 10: Goal---Improve Facilities for Students With Disabilities (2004)	82	(1)
Activity 11: Goal---Improve Student Science Skills (2000)	82	(1)
Activity 12: Goal---Provide Afterschool Activities for Middle School Students (2000)	83	(1)
Summary	84	(1)
Preparing Educational Leaders for Community Partnerships: A Workshop Agenda	85	(17)
Building Community Partnerships Agenda	86	(3)
Summary	89	(13)
Concluding Thoughts	102	(2)
Resource A: Sample Activities	104	(5)
Activity 1: Locating Community Partners	105	(1)
Activity 2: Improving the Partnership Process	106	(1)
Activity 3: Improving Community Partnership Quality	107	(1)
Activity 4: Garnering Principal Support for Partnerships	108	(1)
Resource B: Sample Letters	109	(3)
Sample Letter 1: Partnership Communication	110	(1)
Sample Letter 2: Partnership Activity Follow-Up	111	(1)
Endnotes	112	(2)
References	114	(7)
Index	121