Full Description
Community Schools in Practice describes how community schools serve as the hub of a comprehensive approach to education and school improvement, designed to ensure equity for all students, regardless of their location or life circumstances. They operate through strategic partnerships with community organizations to deliver a range of supports, including academic assistance, health and mental health services, youth development, and family engagement. These supports are grounded in effective practices such as collaborative leadership, integrated student services, expanded learning opportunities, meaningful student and family engagement, a culture of care and belonging, and rigorous, community-connected classroom instruction—creating the essential conditions for effective teaching and learning.
This book showcases the work of practitioners who have, over the years, enacted successful community schools. Each chapter provides a rationale for becoming a community school and robust examples of "pictures of practice" to support the implementation of policies, practices, and systems.
Contents
Chapter 1. How the Practice of Community Schools has Evolved: Three Decades and Counting; Jane Quinn and Abe Fernández
Chapter 2. Launching a Community Schools Strategy: The Tale of Two Cities; David Mauricio
Chapter 3. From Promise to Fulfillment: The Poughkeepsie City School District's Community Schools Model Implementation; Eric Jay Rosser
Chapter 4. Schenectady Rising: The Transformative Journey of Community Schools; Schenectady City School District
Chapter 5. Rural Community Schools: A County-wide Approach; Jay Roscup
Chapter 6. The Rise of Community Schools in Monroe County, New York; Joseph Fantigrossi
Chapter 7. The Strategic Rise of Community Schools in Greece Central School District; Kelly Sperduto
Chapter 8. Developing and Implementing Binghamton University Community Schools; Laura Bronstein
Chapter 9. A Collaborative Approach to Furthering Hyper-local Initiatives: Community Schools in North Carolina; Alec Greenwald and Jerry Johnson
Chapter 10. University-Assisted Community Schools in Tennessee; Janine Al-Aseer
Chapter 11. How a Teacher's Union Community School Model Changed New York City Public Schools; Karen Alford and Christine Schuch
Chapter 12. The New York State Community School Network: Advancing Community Schools Across New York State; Alli Lidie
