Resources for School - Community Success

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The following list of resources may be of interest to those preparing for the Successful Schools - Successful Communities Planning Retreat October 23:

1.  Click here to download a one page summary of the mission and strategy of the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP)

2.  Click here to download a one page summary of two successful school and community collaborations published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation

3.  Click here to download a single page overview of the "logic model" for program planning that will be used during the retreat to plan a process for engaging communities and schools toward greater collaboration

4.  Click here to download the sixteen page pdf document: "Community Engagement Guide" from KnowledgeWorks Foundation

5.   Click here to download a two page summary of comments made by Chad Wick of KnowledgeWorks about community involvement in education.

6.   Click here to download a one page summary of points made by Jonathan Weissmon Public Schools and Economic Development

7.   Click here to download a one page overview of the NEW SCHOOLS • BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS (NSBN) progfram

8.   Click here to download one page that covers the10 Principles of Authentic Community Engagement by KnowledgeWorks

9.   Click here to download a three-page review of several articles about School-Community engagement.

10. Click here to download a one page summary of the Mothers on the Move (MOMS) program

11.  Click here to download a one page summary of  Ferguson's presentation: "TOWARD SKILLED PARENTING & TRANSFORMED SCHOOLS INSIDE A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE WITH EQUITY," given at the "Educational Equity Symposium" of the Campaign for Educational Equity, at Teachers College, Columbia University

12.  Click here to download a one page summary of a New York Times article by DAVID BROOKS  Education reform won't work until we take human factor into account , Tuesday, November 15, 2005,

13.  Click here to download two page summary of an article by Meg Bostrom, President, Public Knowledge on "No Child Left Behind" and the ReFraming of Public Education, - THE FRAMEWORKS INSTITUTE, 2005