Making Community Schools a Reality: Harnessing Your Power as a School Leader through Collaboration [Paperback]

1. Introduction 2. Understanding the What and Why of Community Schools 3. Creating a state of readiness 4. Realizing the Vision by Developing and Enhancing Systems and Structures 5. Building a Sound Foundation: Data, Evaluation, and Funding 6. The Principals Role in Advocating for Change 7. Making it Work: A Question of Equity

With public demand for community schools on the rise, this timely book?provides an empowering, step-by-step approach for school leaders to?cultivate community school practices within their schools while simultaneously engaging in the policy advocacy process.?

For educators, parents and community activists who recognize that schools cant address the needs of students without support, this book will be a tremendous asset and an invaluable resource.? Throughout the book, Emily Woods provides us with insights into how to devise a strategy to create and sustain community schools.? Filled with quotes and stories from people who have led this work, the book is practical, insightful, and most of all, inspirational.?

Pedro A. Noguera, Distinguished Professor of Education, USC?Rossier School of Education, USA.

Community schools are a strategy for all schools. Making Community Schools a Reality will serve an anchor for principals ready to expand their leadership and make their schools a holistic center for students, families and communities. While the pages of this book speak directly to principals, teachers and community school practitioners, anyone in education would benefit from the best-practices and wisdom presented.

Amy Ellis, Director of the Center for Community Schools, University of Central Florida, USA.

?Making Community Schools a Reality serves as both a practical guidl£#