The Parent-Centered Early School
eBook - ePub

The Parent-Centered Early School

Highland Community School of Milwaukee

  1. 222 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The Parent-Centered Early School

Highland Community School of Milwaukee

About this book

First Published in 1997. This case study of a small independent parent-run program in Milwaukee's inner city, finds that several factors combine to make the school effective: parental involvement at all levels including governance; a clear and shared sense of mission; and a coherent Montessori curriculum that takes children from preschool through the third grade. The study employed data from several surveys of parents, teachers, interviews with participants, and observation over five years. Begun twenty-seven years ago by parents and community members alienated from dysfunctional public schools and still supported mostly by contributions, Highland today is one of only a dozen schools in the United States receiving some of its revenue under a voucher program that provides state funds to independent schools. After an overview of Highland's history, demographics, and measures of success, two chapters examine the school's commitment to diversity, nonviolence, child nurturance, and egalitarianism. Other chapters focus on how Highland involves its parents and how parents alone govern the school, analyze the role of Highland's trustees, and details the school's Montessori curriculum. The final chapter explores the possibility of applying some of Highland's lessons to public school curriculums.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781000525595
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. Series Editor’s Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter One Highland the School
  10. Chapter Two Cultural Diversity at Highland
  11. Chapter Three The Meaning of Community at Highland
  12. Chapter Four Recent Research on Parent Involvement
  13. Chapter Five How Highland Involves Its Parents
  14. Chapter Six Parents Govern Highland
  15. Chapter Seven The Trustees of Highland
  16. Chapter Eight Highland’s “Early School” Curriculum
  17. Chapter Nine Highland’s Lessons for Public Education
  18. References
  19. Index
  20. About the Author

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