A step-by-step practitioners guide to integrating health community services and academic achievement!Nationally recognized researcher-advocate Joy Dryfoos who has tracked the development of full-service community school models across the country joins with school principal Sue Maguire who has created a model full-service community school to create this highly practical guide to successful transformation. Topics include:Getting startedBuilding a range of servicesStaffing: what works and what doesntCollaborating with the government and private sectorInvolving parentsFundingWorking in rural and urban settingsIts a groundbreaking work from the experts. Ideal for reformers administrators and anyone interested in the future of education in America.