Documents and Tools
Through its work with more than 1000 adaptation partners, the Center has developed a methodology incorporating the lessons of all of the major models, as well as numerous iterations of its own prominent New York experience.
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Presentation Overview / General Information
An overview of the mission, history, expertise and services of the Center.
Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice
A hardbound book compiling lessons from the first 10 years of operations at Children's Aid Community Schools. Available at amazon.com.
Coalition for Community Schools: Making the Difference (pdf 909K)
Coalition for Community Schools document summarizing research and evaluation from across the country.
Coalition for Community Schools: Cross-Boundary Leadership (pdf 290K)
Coalition for Community Schools document analyzing the critical acts of leadership that drive community schools.
Coalition for Community Schools document showing how partnerships allow schools to truly educate "the whole child."
Coalition for Community Schools: Community and Family Engagement (pdf 2038K)
Coalition for Community Schools document offering lessons learned by principals in community schools.
Coalition for Community Schools document illustrating the "community-as-text" for learning in community schools.
Building a Community School (pdf 377K)
A standard text used by many to initiate their work in community schools.
The Four Critical Capacities of Community Schools (pdf 315K)
Four critical capacities shared by successful community schools of all models, around which the Center's technical assistance is organized.
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