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National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Adopt-A-School programs are models of school-community involvement and cooperation in which businesses, organizations, and industries adopt schools and contribute funds, personnel, or expertise to those schools for programs, projects, and services. This bulletin highlights the Adopt-A-School program in the Oakland (California) Unified School…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1979
Two methods of controlling visitors and strangers in schools are presented: one utilizes a student visitor reception committee and the other describes various techniques of visual identification of visitors to permit faculty and students to know who does and does not belong in the school. Methods of identification include visitor ribbons and…
Descriptors: Identification, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Youth Action Teams have been implemented in over 14 sites across the country in the past few years. Such teams are made up of a diverse group of youth working together on a project through the school, a youth service organization, a community organization, or the government. The team decides its focus, and what projects its members wish to…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Yerba Buena High School in San Jose (California) has implemented a school-based, interagency team approach for delivery of a variety of social services to students, their families, and community members. In the early 1970s the school secured a grant, hired a "crisis counselor," and set up a 24-hour hotline staffed by professionals and volunteers.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems, Program Descriptions
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Following a costly and destructive fire, Franklin Elementary School in Newark (New Jersey) developed an action plan for reducing violence and vandalism. The plan called for ongoing cooperation between all segments of the school population and of the local, largely Hispanic, community. Security measures were strengthened, but the thrust of the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Prevention
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
The relationship between the Flint (Michigan) Board of Education and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation began in 1935 with a $6,000 grant. The relationship between the two organizations has made Flint the national laboratory for community education programs. Through the years, the Flint community schools have requested and received Mott…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Schools, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Harvey, Brooke, Ed. – Spotlight on MOST, 2002
This document comprises three issues of a newsletter highlighting the MOST Initiative (Making the Most of Out-of-School Time) published by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Appearing regularly in the newsletter are updates of after-school programs in Chicago, Seattle, and Boston. The January, 2000 issue features an interview with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Financial Support, Homework, Models
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Many administrators and faculty members across the country have initiated antivandalism campaigns in their schools and introduced curriculum designed to educate students about vandalism. The assumption is that if students can be educated about vandalism--what it is, what it costs, and who pays for it--they may gain more positive attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Filmographies, Police School Relationship
Degelman, Charles, Ed. – Service-Learning Network, 2000
This theme issue explores the connection between service learning and standards-based education. In the lead article, "Service Learning and Standards: Are They Compatible?" (Brian Loney), an educator applies his extensive experience with Active Citizenship Today, a successful social studies service-learning program, to a representative set of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Decker, Virginia A., Ed. – 1979
This guide is the ninth in a series of eleven generated in 1978 as the result of workshops that focused on peer training, a different approach to teaching. The workshops provided the opportunity for members of eleven identified role groups to work together with peers to examine the relationship between their specific role group and community…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Community Education, Community Recreation Programs
Warren, Andrea; Yost, Ann – Making Afterschool Count, 2001
This document is comprised of the single 2001 issue of a journal highlighting notable after-school programs, many funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, and the school-community collaboration they entail. Articles in this issue on literacy are: (1) "Literacy and Afterschool: A Perfect Fit," focusing on literacy programs…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Programs, Community Schools, Cooperation
Rural Matters: The Rural Challenge News, 2000
This document contains the 10 quarterly issues of "Rural Matters: The Rural Challenge News," published from Fall 1997 to Winter 2000 (the final issue). This newsletter focused on projects funded by the Annenberg Rural Challenge, as well as research summaries and opinion pieces on the benefits of small schools, place-based education, and…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Place Based Education
Yost, Ann – Making Afterschool Count, 2000
This document consists of three issues from 2000 of a journal highlighting notable after-school programs, many funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants, and the school-community collaboration they entail. The June 2000 issue features a cover story on the successful inclusion of parents in various after-school initiatives;…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Programs, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Greenberg, Art; Hunter, Andrea – 1982
The Work as a Topic of Study program is described as a vehicle for making academic study more relevant to the middle school student's future role as a productive worker. Following an argument for maintaining a flexible middle school curriculum which contributes to the social development of students, the five school districts currently…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Class Activities, Delinquency Prevention
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1979
This bulletin highlights the comprehensive community action program developed in Fayette County, Kentucky, to lower vandalism. The program was begun several years ago and involves participation by local businesses, clubs, schools, and the police department. School assemblies, a student workbook, slides, films, contests, and a public media campaign…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Support, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools