The Power of Community Engagement for Educational Change

A volume in Family School Community Partnership IssuesSeries Editors: Diana B. Hiatt?Michael Pepperdine UniversityEffective schools engage a wide range of families and community members to support theiraward?winning programs. This monograph highlights exemplary examples of communitiesincluding foundations community organizers non?profit organizations communityagencies as well as school districts that lead successful group school district and state level initiatives to improveeducational outcomes.Practitioners and scholars join hands to share promising practices and research?based examples of communityinitiatives that have had positive impacts on families schools and communities. This monograph is vital to educationalleadership preparation programs; education policymakers at the local state and national levels; school and districtlevel administrators; and a broad range of community leaders.