The School Improvement Specialist Project prepared seven modules. School improvement specialists, as defined by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia, are change agents who work with schools to help them improve in the following areas so as to increase student achievement. These modules are intended to provide training materials for educators seeking professional development to prepare them for a new level of work. The focus of this report is Module 3--School-Family-Community Connections. Each module has three sections: (1) Standards; (2) Improving Schools; and (3) Literature Review. This matrix measures the extent to which a school improvement specialist has the knowledge and skills to assist a school in developing its capacity for effective school-family-community connections, as reflected by the following characteristics: (1) developing policies, organizational structures, and programs that connect the school with families and the community; (2) using the knowledge base on family involvement to enhance school programs and practices; (3) assessing the relative success of a school's efforts to connect with its families and communities; (4) developing the cultural proficiency of faculty and staff to connect with all families and communities represented in the student body; and (5) assessing community resources to support the academic, social, and physical development of students. [This document was produced by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia, formerly the Appalachian Educational Laboratory (AEL, Inc.). For Module 2--Learning Culture, see ED489146; for Module 4--Effective Teaching, see ED489148.]