Diverse partnerships for student success : strategies and tools to help school leaders
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Diverse partnerships for student success : strategies and tools to help school leaders
Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Diverse Partnerships for Student Success is based on the deep conviction that schools function best in collaboration with the larger community. It offers strategies and tolls to help educational leaders create successful partnerships in a socioeconomically and culturally diverse society and presents information on how to identify relevant demographic trends to address the educational, cultural, vocational, and recreational needs of students and citizens. Grounded in ISLLC and NCATE standards, the book offers comprehensive, research-based information; concrete program ideas; and numerous Internet sites for additional help in creating and sustaining family and community engagement. It presents strategies for involving people_individually and collectively_in agencies, businesses, and organizations to mobilize the resources of the entire community. Diverse Partnerships for Student Success will assist educational and community leaders in developing, implementing, and sustaining a comprehensive partnership system that helps all children succeed academically.
Table of Contents
1 Foreword 2 Educational Partnerships: Principles and Strategies 3 Understanding the Community and the Status of Families and Youth 4 Diversity and Multiculturalism in America 5 Essential Role of Communities 6 Home and School as Partners 7 School-Community Collaboration 8 School Public Relations-Bridging the Gap 9 Community Relations in a Political Context 10 School Safety and Crisis Management 11 Planning and Evaluating a Comprehensive Educational Partnership Plan 12 Making Friends before You Need Them
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