From the Book - First Skyhorse Publishing edition.
Foreword / Joyce L. Epstein
1. Community Involvement: Why and What?
Rationales for Community Involvement in Schools
Community Involvement in Schools: Form and Fashion
Obstacles to Community Partnerships
2. A Closer Look at Common Community Partnerships
Service Learning Partnerships
School-Linked Service Integration
3. Components of Successful Community Partnerships
Student-Centered Learning Environments
Effective Partnership Teams
4. Building Capacity for Successful Community Partnerships: A Vignette
5. Bringing the Community In: An Elementary School Story
Commitment to Students' Learning
Action Team for Partnerships
6. Creating Closer Community Ties: A High School Study
Community Partners and Activities
7. Promising Practices for Community Partnerships
Activity 1. Goal-Improve Reading (2004)
Activity 2. Goal-Improve Math Skills (2003)
Activity 3. Goal-Increase Students' Awareness of Career Opportunities (2001)
Activity 4. Goal-Improve Ninth-Grade Performance on State Proficiency Exam (2002)
Activity 5 Goal-Improve Student Writing and Technology Skills (2002)
Activity 6. Goal-Improve Student Reading (2002)
Activity 7. Goal-Improve School Landscaping (2002)
Activity 8. Goal-Provide Community Service (2002)
Activity 9 Goal-Improve Student Oral and Written Communication (2004)
Activity 10 Goal-Improve Facilities for Students With Disabilities (2004)
Activity 11 Goal-Improve Student Science Skills (2000)
Activity 12 Goal-Provide Afterschool Activities for Middle School Students (2000)
8. Preparing Educational Leaders for Community Partnerships: A Workshop Agenda
Building Community Partnerships Agenda
Resource A. Sample Activities
Activity 1. Locating Community Partners
Activity 2. Improving the Partnership Process
Activity 3. Improving Community Partnership Quality
Activity 4. Garnering Principal Support for Partnerships
Resource B. Sample Letters
Sample Letter 1. Partnership Communication
Sample Letter 2. Partnership Activity Follow-Up
