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Rooney, Laura E.; Videto, Donna M.; Birch, David A. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Schools, school districts, and communities seeking to implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model should carefully and deliberately select planning, implementation, and evaluation strategies. Methods: In this article, we identify strategies, steps, and resources within each phase that can be integrated into…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Health Promotion
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Oakland is home to one of the most demographically diverse populations in the country, with residents of different racial, ethnic, national, linguistic, and other cultural groups. In response to these vast disparities, in 2010, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) launched an initiative to transform all district schools into full service…
Descriptors: School Districts, Community Schools, Educational Change, Models
Child Trends, 2014
Integrated student supports (ISS), sometimes referred to as integrated student services, represents an emerging field of practice that aims to address persistent disparities in educational achievement and attainment. ISS is a school-based approach to promoting students' academic achievement and educational attainment by coordinating a seamless…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Student Personnel Services
Purinton, Ted; Azcoitia, Carlos – Principal Leadership, 2011
Chilean educator and poet Gabriela Mistral warned that children's needs are immediate and comprise more than just academic concerns. Implementing comprehensive community schools is an increasingly successful approach to taking her warning to heart, particularly in neighborhoods with large immigrant populations. The reason is simple: education does…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Student Needs, Achievement Need, Models
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Faris, Judy; Nichol, Gerry T. – Special Services in the Schools, 1996
Describes a nationally recognized service program that delivers integrated mental health and substance abuse services to children and youth with a wide range of problems. The model incorporates elements of primary and secondary prevention and community outreach into service delivery. Program components are discussed in detail. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Services, Comprehensive Programs
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 2001
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, High Risk Students
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Taylor, Linda; Adelman, Howard S. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1998
A model for providing a continuum of comprehensive school-community services incorporates systems of prevention, early intervention, and care. Key components for addressing barriers to learning include classroom-focused enabling, student and family assistance, community outreach, home involvement, support for transitions, and crisis/emergency…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Resources, Cooperation, Disadvantaged
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 2000
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Crowson, R. L.; Boyd, W. L. – 1993
This paper compares and analyzes features of the models represented in five efforts to provide coordinated services for children and families located in five cities in an effort to determine how best to study these programs in the future. The programs are: (1) the Minneapolis Youth Trust (Minnesota), a city-wide partnership of member…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 1999
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Saskatchewan Dept. of Education, Regina. – 1997
This manual and accompanying implementation handbook provide a framework for Saskatchewan community schools seeking to create the comprehensive, preventive, and empowering learning programs needed by Indian, Metis, and at-risk children. The introduction defines community schools and summarizes elements of the community schools best practices…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Schools, Culturally Relevant Education
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Eber, Lucille – Special Services in the Schools, 1996
Describes the progressive development of a five-year, school-based, systems change initiative for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities and their families. The program integrates mental health, education, and other family-focused services into a more flexible system. Discusses evaluation data in the context of the systems change…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Children, Comprehensive Programs
Pindus, Nancy; Koralek, Robin; Martinson, Karin; Trutko, John – 2000
The extent of coordination and integration of welfare and work force development systems was examined in a study that involved site visits to 12 localities in 6 states. The following factors were found to promote coordination: a previous history of coordination; a strong local economy and low unemployment; access to technology; greater financial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Cooperation