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Danzberger, Jacqueline P.; Friedman, Will – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
In 1995, Public Agenda and the Institute for Educational Leadership joined forces to develop a means for citizens, community leaders, and educators to hold public conversations on issues facing America's schools. Conversations help community members build common ground for improving schools. Success hinges on credible local sponsors, group…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Support, Discussion
Kaplan, Morton H., Ed; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this publication is to furnish information on health education programs provided by the public schools in Cook County, Illinois. The booklet is divided into two parts. Material is presented from school districts representative of all geographical areas of the county on the purpose and scope of their particular health education…
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Programs
Miller, Michael S.; Hart, Carol A. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1998
In thriving school communities, members form a culture of reciprocal relationships that meet both school and community needs. The Los Alamitos (California) Unified School District opened a parent-paid preschool and an extended-day-care facility at each elementary-school site. Reciprocal relationships can be created via volunteer projects and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education
Parmerlee-Greiner, Gloria – 1992
To meet the needs of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Boulder Valley (Colorado), the local public school district has developed the Boulder Valley Schools Teen Parenting Program, now in its 12th year. The program was designed to help teen parents to mature to meet the challenges of parenting, enhance the school district's dropout/intervention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Child Rearing, Community Support
Download full textNational Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, Washington, DC. – 1978
This is a report of the Council's site visits, assessment activities, and recommendations concerning programs for the educationally disadvantaged. Although most of the programs examined are funded under Title I, other types of compensatory programs are also considered. Particular attention is given in the report to the areas of: funds allocation…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Community Support, Compensatory Education
Jones, Orville E., Ed.; Swan, Malcolm D., Ed. – 1972
At a meeting in DuPage County, Illinois, in April 1972, speakers representing the PTA, students, school teachers and administrators, outdoor education, the Illinois School Boards Association, and the Open Lands Project voiced enthusiastic support for introducing environmental education into the school curriculum. One of the County's several…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Support, Curriculum Development
