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A Policy and Practice Framework To Guide School-Community Connections.
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Taylor, Linda; Adelman, Howard S. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1998
A model for providing a continuum of comprehensive school-community services incorporates systems of prevention, early intervention, and care. Key components for addressing barriers to learning include classroom-focused enabling, student and family assistance, community outreach, home involvement, support for transitions, and crisis/emergency…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Resources, Cooperation, Disadvantaged
A Lifeline for Families: The Decker Family Development Center, in Barberton, Ohio, Provides Comprehensive Support for Families on Public Assistance.
Thompson, Scott – Equity and Choice, 1992
Describes the Decker Family Development Center (DFDC) in Barberton (Ohio), while relating the difference that the DFDC's services has made to one poor family. Recounts the DFDC's establishment, funding, and current services (adult education, counseling for parents and children, and several types of child care services). (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Centers, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems
Can One School Pull Together a Safety Net? San Fernando, California's Vaughn Street Elementary School and Its Plans for a One-Stop Service Center.
Heleen, Owen – Equity and Choice, 1992
Describes the Vaughn Street Elementary School in San Fernando (California) plan to become a family services delivery site. Plans include cooperation among agencies; a family center for coordination of services, child care, and educational resources; a social network of mutual assistance; and a parent service exchange bank. (JB)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Centers, Day Care, Delivery Systems
On the Track of Comprehensive Reform.... The Whole School for the Whole Child. Strategies for Coordinating Health and Human Services at the Schools.
Davies, Don; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1992
Describes the coordination of health and human services from sites within schools. Discusses funding trends and the following proposed strategies: (1) case management; (2) networking; (3) "one-stop" services; and (4) administrative consolidation. Discusses steps for advocacy, leadership, participation, and funding at the policy and local…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Centers, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems