Building School-Community Partnerships

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Building School-Community Partnerships:

Collaboration for Student Success

Mavis G. Sanders, Ph.D.

2006

At this time of high stakes testing and shrinking educational budgets, schools and students benefit by building strong learning environments with community partners. Community involvement is a powerful tool for generating resources that will improve the school curriculum, strengthen families, and increase students’ learning experiences in school and in the community.

Building School-Community Partnerships: Collaboration for Student Success emphasizes the importance of community involvement for effective schools, student support and well-being, and community health and development. This sharp, insightful book serves as an excellent resource for educators seeking to establish school-community partnerships to achieve goals for their schools and the students, families, and communities they serve. Schools can collaborate with a wide variety of community partners to obtain resources that will help achieve important goals for students’ learning.

• Businesses and corporations
• Universities and other institutions of higher learning
• National and local volunteer organizations
• Social service agencies and health partners
• Faith-based organizations and institutions
• Many other agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals

Corwin Press
Paperback, 144 pages
$30.95

To order call 800-233-9936 or go to www.corwinpress.com.