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Download full textTinzmann, Margaret Banker; And Others – 1990
Ways in which schools and communities collaborate to create a learning community are described in this fifth guidebook in a series of nine video conferences on school restructuring. Extended school and community roles include enrichment of the learning environment, coordination of a learning support network, and expansion of the community of…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Involvement, Community Role
Carr, Alison A.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Educational Technology, 1993
Offers guidelines for selecting community members for systemic restructuring efforts in public schools. Definitions of community and of systemic restructuring, or educational systems design, are presented; the importance of selection efforts is discussed; a community selection model is described and explained; and further research is suggested.…
Descriptors: Community, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Dryfoos, Joy; Maguire, Sue – 2002
This document reports on a study of a model full-service community school and explains the kind of services provided, staffing considerations, ways of involving community partners, governance arrangements, and parent involvement. It considers the barriers to creating this kind of school and explores ways to fund programs. The narrative offers a…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Schools, Community Services
Rogers, Margot – 1995
In October 1994 the President signed into law the "Improving America's Schools Act." Title I, the largest primary and secondary federal education program was reauthorized by this legislation, which, among other things rewrote the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The reauthorized law provides parents, advocates, and school…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Designs for Change, Chicago, IL. – 1993
This resource directory lists assistance groups that can help a school improve to meet the objectives of the Chicago (Illinois) School Improvement initiative. The assistance groups listed differ in several ways. Some specialize in improving reading or mathematics, for example, while others offer a broader range of school restructuring advice. The…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consultation Programs, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1995
The Partnership Schools Initiative (PSI) originated among Texas schools in 1992 as a network to create an educational system for achieving excellence and equity for all students. Participants in the network developed a matrix to be used by schools embarking on restructuring efforts, which identifies what leaders of successful schools can do to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Boston Public Schools, MA. – 1996
The Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools present a comprehensive plan designed to bring all students to an acceptable level of mastery to meet state requirements or their own new higher standards. For the first time in decades, all the elements of school reform are in place, with public and administrative support. The primary goal of the Boston…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
