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Quick, Kimberly – Century Foundation, 2018
In a gentrifying area of St. Louis, Missouri, City Garden Montessori School is an integrated haven in a segregated city, as well as an active voice for racial justice and reconciliation. Realizing its power to both reflect and change its neighborhood, the school commits itself to harnessing its unique position to push for effective public policy…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Social Justice, Racial Bias, Public Schools
Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Delaware's Stars for Early Success prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Indicators…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Educational Quality, Outreach Programs
Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of District of Columbia's Going for the Gold Tiered Rate Reimbursement Systemp repared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Educational Quality, Outreach Programs
Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Colorado's Qualistar prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Indicators for Family…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Educational Quality, Outreach Programs
Awwad, Sawsan Tabry – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Weerts' model of Institutional Commitment to Community Outreach and Engagement (2005) was adapted in this qualitative action research case study to fill a gap in the literature regarding: (a) a private university president's role in promoting "A Private University with a Public Purpose"; and (b) differences between public and private university…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Strategic Planning, Private Colleges, Action Research
1980
This guide to school management is based on a systems approach in which well defined procedures and processes provide the basis for improvement and renewal of existing educational programs. The process begins with needs assessment. School climate, students' social behavior, discipline, and academic achievement are assessed, along with the level of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth