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David Lopez; Erica Mallett Moore; Amanda Nabors – WestEd, 2024
Education policies serve as potent tools for advancing equitable outcomes and systematically addressing inequities in schools and districts. But education policies often mirror inequities and bias-based beliefs within the K-12 education system. Increasing educational equity is key to overcoming the status quo and improving educational outcomes for…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Blessing, Carol; Cebula, Ray; Golden, Thomas; Karhan, Adene; Malzer, Valerie; Podolec, Michelle; Van Looy, Sara – K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, 2018
Case management services under NYS PROMISE are provided by a robust and diverse network of case managers and family coaches. Case managers work predominantly with youth in the research demonstration sites, while family coaches work exclusively with the families of intervention group youth enrolled in NYS PROMISE through regional Parent Training…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Intervention, Delivery Systems, Special Education
Kansas State Department of Education, 2015
Engaging families in their children's growth and learning can support the healthy social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of young children. These affirmative relationships also support positive life long outcomes for children. The Kansas Family Engagement and Partnership Standards for Early Childhood provide guidance for families,…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Child Development, School Readiness, Partnerships in Education
Kentucky Department of Education, 2012
The Kentucky System of Interventions (KSI) framework emphasizes optimizing instruction through targeted accelerated learning, development of teacher expertise and responsiveness to the needs of all learners. This approach to Response to Intervention (RtI) provides the structures needed for closing achievement gaps, ensuring readiness to learn and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Response to Intervention, Conventional Instruction, Individual Instruction
Royce, Sherry – 1986
This guide is designed to help the adult education director spread the word about adult education to employers, legislators, city and county officials, school and agency administrators, and students' family, friends, and community. A timeline for sharing success stories is suggested. Detailed information is provided on starting a Sharing Success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Family Involvement
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 2000
This handbook, in English and Spanish, is designed for educators who want to develop meaningful parent and community involvement in public education in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The advice of leaders of Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Asian communities is incorporated into five strategies to help develop…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement
D'Angelo, Diane; And Others – 1995
Recruitment of participants is a long-standing practice for many programs serving children and families, although the way in which it is approached varies greatly. This volume is presented as a practical tool for practitioners to use in systematizing their recruitment efforts. Section 1, "Reaching Diverse Families," contains an…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrollment
Hayden, J. Gary – Small School Forum, 1982
Discusses problems encountered by new superintendents in small schools and provides insights on how to deal with them. (AH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Involvement, Decision Making
Linney, Jean Ann – 1983
Over the last 10 years there has been a striking development in the system of community-based programs to replace or supplement institutional care for juvenile offenders. However, the analysis of 30 community-based residential programs in six metropolitan areas found that the community-based model of services is still a relatively untried…
Descriptors: Burnout, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Decision Making
Thornton, Timothy N., Comp.; Craft, Carole A., Comp.; Dahlberg, Linda L., Comp.; Lynch, Barbara S., Comp.; Baer, Katie, Comp. – 2001
The Spanish-language version of this best practices sourcebook builds on a 1993 publication, "The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action." It offers insight into tested strategies to prevent violence by children and adolescents. It was developed with input from people working to prevent youth violence and people…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Child Behavior, Child Development
Seitz, Andrea; And Others – 1994
This guide, designed for principals, on-site leaders or administrators, describes the implementation of the "Actions for Health" series, a comprehensive elementary school (Grades K-6) instructional program for health education. The guide is organized into four sections. The first section, "The Principal's Role," describes the steps a principal is…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Community Involvement, Comprehensive School Health Education
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge. Quality Education for Minorities Project. – 1990
This report presents a plan for improving the education of minority students in the United States. Section 1 is an introduction. Section 2 presents the goals for improvement of minority education by the year 2000. Section 3 discusses why the United States needs an educational system that works for all students. Section 4 discusses the minority…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge. Quality Education for Minorities Project. – 1990
This report summarizes the major points of a plan for improving the education of minority students in the United States. The following sections are included in this report: (1) "A Common Future"; (2) "A New Foundation"; (3) "Where We Start"; (4) "Our Goals for the Year 2000"; (5) "Recommended Strategies for Achieving Quality Education for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Goetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1994
This double issue of the journal "Report" focuses on the collaboration among seven social service systems that support and serve children and families. Each of the sections discusses one of the seven systems, presents an overview essay, and profiles programs that execute the service. The first section, on education, emphasizes linkages…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Child Welfare, Community Involvement
Stephens, Patricia; Kroeger, Marianne – 1988
This paper provides summaries of 31 speeches presented at the conference. The theme of this conference was what is new, what is working, and what is happening within the North Central Region and across the country to aid the success of at-risk students. Speeches described specific programs that have been effective. Others covered relevant…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged
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