Community Schools: People and Places Transforming Education and Communities

JoAnne Ferrara, Reuben Jacobson

Rowman & Littlefield, May 24, 2019 - Education - 170 pages

Ferrara and Jacobson go inside community schools across the country to explore the different roles that make this collaborative education reform work. This book provides practitioners, policymakers, family members, youth, and local leaders a greater understanding of the different roles that make up a community school and tools for action. Built on years of practice, research, and continuous improvement, community schools are an innovative, effective, and grassroots strategy for bringing schools and communities together in order to improve outcomes for students, families, and communities. This education reform is growing as school site, local, and state leaders seek collaborative solutions to our schools’ most persistent challenges. The contributors, experts in the field, represent a diverse group of people with longstanding commitments to the community school strategy. From principals to family members, from community partners to teachers, this book illustrates how together, we all have a part to play in the development of successful community schools.

Contents

• The Imagineers of Community School Leadership: 20
• Community School Teacher Leaders Enhance Learning: 38
• Reimagining Teacher Preparation The Role of Community Schools: 56
• The Community School Coordinator Connecting Hearts and Mission: 70
• Transformative Family Engagement in Community Schools: 88
• Voices for Equity Youth Leadership in Oakland Community Schools: 110
• Community School Partnerships and Continuous Improvement: 140
• The Role of the School District: 156
• Appendix A: 176
• Appendix B: 180
• Notes: 182
• About the Editors: 191
• About the Contributors: 192

About the author

JoAnne Ferrara is the associate dean of undergraduate programs and a professor. Prior to joining the Manhattanville faculty, she held positions as a general and special education teacher, a literacy coach, and school administrator for the New York City Department of Education.



Reuben Jacobson is an adjunct professor at the American University in Washington, D.C. Previously, Reuben served as the Deputy Director for the Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Reuben has been a leader in the community schools field for 10 years, helping to grow and strengthen community schools by working with national partners and local leaders.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Community Schools: People and Places Transforming Education and Communities; Volume 0 of Community Schools
• Editors: JoAnne Ferrara, Reuben Jacobson
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019
• ISBN: 1475831420, 9781475831429
• Length: 170 pages
• Subjects: Education / Aims & Objectives; Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General