Community Partnership Schools

“This anthology skillfully and comprehensively captures the history, conceptual underpinnings, strategies, structures, and outcomes of the Community Partnership Schools™ model.”

—Abe Fernandez, Director of the National Center for Community Schools at Children’s Aid, USA

“A valuable guide for anyone looking to develop a Community Partnership School™ model. The detail case study and wider reflections on the lessons learned through the process provide practical information which will be of great use to those wanting to develop their practice.”

— Suzanne Sarjeant, Community Schools Advisor, UK

This book examines community partnership schools in the USA. Authored by academics and practitioners, it provides an overview of how community schools work in practice, provides a historical context of the model, and demonstrates the importance of the university-community connection in their effective running. Above all, the book showcases how community partnership schools are educational equity solutions that provide support services to underserved students, families, and communities. It will appeal to students and scholars of public administration, public policy, public health, and education, as well as practitioners.

Jarrad D. Plante is Unit Leader for AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps. His research interests include service-learning, community engagement and national service. He has published, presented, and won awards for his scholarship in these areas.

Amy Ellis is Director of the Center for Community Schools at the University of Central Florida, USA where she has helped grow Florida’s community schools from a single-building concept in 2009 to a state-wide twenty-nine site initiative.