Inside Full-Service Community Schools

Joy Dryfoos, Sue Maguire

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781510736979
• eBook ISBN: 9781510737037
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Classroom Management

A step-by-step educator's guide to integrating health, community services, and academic achievement in schools. Inside Full-Service Community Schools combines the on-site knowledge of school principal Sue Maguire, who has created a model full-service community school, with the deep experience and understanding of research-advocate Joy Dryfoos, who has tracked the development of these school transformation models across the country. The result is a highly practical, real-world guide with a unique local-national perspective. Topics include:

• Getting started
• Providing a range of services
• Staffing: what works and what doesn't
• Collaborating with the government and private sector
• Involving parents
• Overcoming barriers
• Funding
• Sustaining the school In this groundbreaking work, experts Dryfoos and Maguire share both personal and comparative models, examining the full spectrum of community schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings. The book is ideal for reformers, administrators, and anyone interested in the future of education in America.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• 1. Why Full-Service Community Schools?
• 2. How Do Full-Service Community Schools Get Started?
• 3. What Kinds of Services Can Schools Provide?
• 4. What Goes On During the Extended Day?
• 5. What Are the Staffing Considerations?
• 6. How Are Effective Partnerships Developed?
• 7. How Are Parents Brought on Board?
• 8. Do Community Schools Work? Assessment and Evaluation
• 9. What Are the Barriers to Creating Full-Service Community Schools?
• 10. How Can These Schools and Programs Be Funded?
• 11. What Is the Prognosis?
• Appendix A. Strengthening Partnerships: Community School Assessment Checklist
• Appendix B. Community Needs Assessment: Parent Survey
• Appendix C. Child Care Programs Handbook
• Appendix D. Request for Consultation
• Appendix E. After-School Program Sample Forms
• Appendix F. Sample Communications with Parents About After-School Programs
• Appendix G. Sample Job Descriptions for Family Center Employees
• Resources
• References
• Index