Listing of Publications
Right From the Start 1.3 MB
12/01/11 American Federation of Teachers
As early childhood education becomes the focal point of education investment, Right From the Start: Transition Strategies for Developing a Strong Pre K-3 Continuum published by the American Federation of Teachers, a close partner of the Coalition’s, highlights best practices for readying infants and toddlers for primary school and beyond.
The report spotlights the role of the community school strategy as a vehicle for connecting early childhood supports to the early grades.
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Oakland Unified School District-A New Full-Service Community School District! 216.0 KB
02/14/11
Oakland Unified School District-A New Full-Service Community School District! An interview with Superintendent Tony Smith
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Financing Community Schools(Martin J Blank, Reuben Jacobson, Atelia Melaville, Sarah S. Pearson) 8.1 MB
11/30/10 Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership
This report looks at how community schools finance their work. It describes the resources, partnerships, and activities community schools generate with the dollars they have; where monies come from; and the mechanisms community schools use to leverage additional funding and build their capacity to achieve agreed upon results. The report draws on survey results and case studies from a sample of experienced community schools--both individual sites as well as district-sponsored initiatives.
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Financing Community Schools: The Executive Summary 824.7 KB
11/30/10 Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership
This report looks at how community schools finance their work. It describes the resources, partnerships, and activities community schools generate with the dollars they have; where monies come from; and the mechanisms community schools use to leverage additional funding and build their capacity to achieve agreed upon results.
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CSBA Policy Brief, October 2010(California School Boards Association) 174.1 KB
10/10/10 California School Boards Association with the support of The California Endowment
School boards can play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring that schools are effective community centers that provide a hub for a wide range of coordinated services to help families and empower parents and their students. [Truly effective community schools are... a strategic effort to link the academic program of the school with a set of support services driven by assessing the needs of school families.”]
— Ed Honowitz Pasadena Unified School Board Member
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