Publications

Reforming Public Schools Through Community Education, by Jack Minzey and Clyde LeTarte
This book is one of the defining works about community education and provides an up-to-date analysis of the status of education today, with a prescription for hope and a method for action through community education. Available from:
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co
4050 Westmark Drive
P.O. Box 1840
Dubuque, IA 52004-1840
ISBN: 0-8403-9568-X

Dream Big: Creating & Growing Your School Foundation, by Mark Havens
Some topics covered in this insightful book: sample mission statements and legal documentation, the “why’s” behind starting a school foundation, tips for a prosperous foundation, ways to ensure success, fund-raising categories and activities, and administrative and legal steps to becoming non-profit.
Available from:
National School Public Relations Association
15948 Derwood Road
Rockville, MD 20855
(301) 519-0496
www.nsprs.org

The following publications are available from:
National Community Education Association
3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 91-A
Fairfax, VA 22042
703-359-8973
www.ncea.org

Home-School-Community Relations, by Larry Decker & Associates
A trainer’s guide and study manual with instructional units related to home-school-community relations.

School Community Centers: Guidelines for Interagency Planners, by Joseph Ringers and Larry Decker
A guide for establishing the collaborative networks necessary to create a community service center to meet the unique needs of a community.

Rebuilding the Partnership for Public Education, by Larry Kilbourne, Larry E. Decker & Valerie A. Romney (ISBN: 0-930388-10-0)
Details, practices and programs that are being used in communities across the country for renewing the school-community partnership.

A New Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement, edited by Anne Henderson and Nancy Berla.
Details the results of research studies linking family and student achievement.

Community Schools: Serving Children, Families & Communities, by Larry E. Decker, Ph.D. & Mary Richardson Boo (ISBN: 0-930388-17-8)
This helpful booklet provides a clear and concise overview of community schools for policymakers, community leaders, and advisory groups.

Transforming Schools into Community Learning Centers, by Steve Parson (ISBN: 1-8833001-61-7)
This practical, new book shares a vision of the future of education.

Engaging Families and Communities – pathways to educational success, by Larry E. Decker, Virginia A. Decker & Associates (ISBN: 0-930388-19-4)
This book will help educators take some of the best ideas and models for creating and maintaining family and community involvement and weave them into a comprehensive family-school-community involvement program tailored to meet the needs of their own communities.

ADVISORY COUNCIL MANUAL This publication can aid in the forming and maintaining Advisory Councils. It is free, and available by contacting Barb Canova, 515-965-2096, or barb@raccoon.com.

Articles

Articles about community schools have appeared in a number of major education journals. They are excellent resources for school and community leaders who are involved with community schools or who are thinking about getting involved. Click here to view.