Information on school/community partnerships in Virginia is provided in this resource guide, which is divided into five sections. The first section, "Building Community/Classroom Partnerships Through Coalitions," by Jane Asche, discusses recent findings that point to the need for coalitions to improve public education. Successful characteristics, stages, and benefits of coalitions are described. In "How to Make the Partnership Work: Fundamentals of Volunteer Program Management," Katie Noyes offers an overview of volunteer management for school/community partnerships. The third section, "How to Help the Partnership Thrive: Prevailing Over Minor Obstacles," by Carolyn Fullen, discusses the inevitable implementation glitches and suggests strategies for transforming potential trouble spots into opportunities. In "How to Reward Hardworking and Successful Volunteers," Sara Radkowsky introduces the application process for current award/recognition programs and Donna Caudill offers strategies for writing award nominations. The final section offers three parts. "Resources in the Commonwealth: Finding Trainers to Help Develop a Partnership Program," by Sarah Radkowsky, explains the purposes of trainers, services provided, and contact sources. The second part, to which Charlotte Kuchinsky and Carter White contributed, describes six Virginia school/community partnerships. Resource materials are listed in part 3. (LMI)