Five school districts in the Detroit, Michigan, metropolitan area have joined forces to offer a shared high school program, the Center for Advanced Studies and the Arts, that offers advanced classes and other specialized programs that are not available at students' home schools. (MLF)

In this program, schools and businesses are paired and coordinators from the school system and business pinpoint areas in which business can aid the individual school. (Author/IRT)

The Developmental Studies Center and the San Ramon Unified School District (California) have cooperated for five years on a character education program called the Child Development Project. This program is integrated into the academic curriculum and stresses cooperation, sharing, learning from example, expanding perspectives, and developmental…

School districts in Dallas, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, successfully encouraged corporations to play an active part in education by adopting schools. The characteristics and benefits of the two programs are briefly described, and some steps to ensure smooth cooperation between school and business personnel are suggested. (PGD)

Describes cooperative budget-stretching ventures of two small school districts in rural Illinois. The Bluffs and Triopia K-12 districts have joint programs in staff development; social work and guidance services; speech therapy; purchasing; and vocational, special, and gifted education. (MLH)

A suburban Missouri community alliance linking the school district, city hall, the chamber of commerce, and the local water district has proved effective. Community alliances should embrace shared values and goals; use an independent consultant as an adviser; create action plans and then follow through; keep key people informed; and demonstrate…

School and city officials in Pomona (California) have saved money by cooperating on a number of programs. These include building new schools, placing public parks next to schools, purchasing a computer, and sharing recreational programs. (MLF)

Pennsylvania's Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit built a collaborative 2-week summer academy, opening it to students in the other 14 school districts in the county. Cooperation among all the districts provided students opportunities for expanded learning experiences. (MLF)

School boards can cut transportation costs by finding out whether busing required for desegregation can be reduced, whether the district is getting all possible state transportation aid, whether owning or contracting for vehicles is cheaper, whether bus routes are economical, and whether joint transportation programs with neighboring districts can…

A number of collaborative efforts are taking place between the Rochester, New York, public schools and the Eastman School of Music. The partnership's chief goal is to enrich the lives of the city's children, a vision that is broadly shared by the district's leaders. (MLF)

Describes a "mutual benefit" arrangement that expanded the school-business partnership model. Westfall Secondary School and an industrial operation in Owen Sound Ontario, Canada, linked their strengths and needs to offer students actual work and project experiences and to give the company useful information, services, and adult basic…

A questionnaire listing 43 issues commonly addressed in interagency agreements asked school superintendents and municipal recreation directors to rank the issues in order of importance. The 14 highest rated items are listed, along with a sample contractual agreement. (MLF)

Despite their advantages for students, school-based health centers are not prevalent due to preoccupation with academic standards, jurisdictional overlap problems, and a patchwork of funding sources. Coalition-building, effective resource management, and establishment of cooperative staff working relations are essential. Online resources are…

Rochester (New York) Public Schools Superintendent Clifford Janey enlisted St. John Fisher College's cooperation in training top teachers to evade a looming principal shortage. Students are supported financially while learning through case studies, on weekends, and in courses evolving from effective practitioners' work experience. (MLH)