Community schools : people and places transforming education and communities / edited by JoAnne Ferrara and Reuben Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferrara, JoAnne, 1955-

Jacobson, Reuben, 1979-

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Community schools--United States.

Community schools.

Schools--Decentralization--United States.

Schools.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Campus eBookstore Inc - CEI, 2024.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction / JoAnne Ferrara and Reuben Jacobson

1. The community schools movement: Emergence and growth trends / Reuben Jacobson

2. The imagineers of community school leadership / Lynda Tredway, Institute for Educational Leadership, Matthew Militello, East Carolina University

3. Community school teacher leaders enhance learning / Ellen Pais, Sarah Hurst, Deborah Lowe, Jessica Wadle, Jennifer Carey Rosenbaum, Los Angeles Education Partnership, HAAT

4. Re-imagining teacher preparation: The role of community schools / JoAnne Ferrara and Diane Gómez, Manhattanville College

5. The community school coordinator: Connecting hearts and mission / Lissette Gomez, Children's Aid Society

6. Transformative family engagement in community schools / Megan Hester, New York University Metro Center, Natasha Capers, NYC Coalition for Educational Justice

7. The voices for equity: Youth leadership in Oakland community schools / Kendra Fehrer and Aurora Lopez, Stanford University, Oakland Unified School District

8. Community school partnerships and continuous improvement / Adeline Ray and Carl Enger, Chicago Public Schools

9. The role of the school district / Alison McArthur, Tony Majors, and Kelly Noser, Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190).

Print Version Record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40583-2

1-4758-3142-0

OCLC:

1100426008