These stories from the sixth issue of Changing Schools in Louisville--
a tabloid newspaper published by the Focused Reporting Project about the
Jefferson County, KY school system -- explore the relationship between parent/community
involvement and middle grades reform. The file is posted in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format (940k). You will need the Acrobat Reader software (free
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The contents of this issue on parent and community involvement include:
Introduction: The Public's
Schools
School Reform's Little Secret:
"Educators Can't Do It Alone"
Some middle grades educators and parents are joining forces to help kids
achieve more. But old fears die hard.
The Parents Are Coming! The
Parents Are Coming!
With support from the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, a
growing circle of well-trained parents are bringing a new brand of parent
volunteerism to Jefferson County's middle schools.
Conway Middle School's Powerful
Parent Partnership
After years of strained relationships, educators at Conway Middle School
are reaching out to parents and the community, inviting "outsiders"
to become partners in the school's efforts to help all students achieve
more.
Jeannie Linker:
Dedicated Mom Champions Shared School Leadership
Putting the Community Back into
Neighborhood Schools
Thanks to an innovative "community schools" program, the doors
at Meyzeek and Farnsley Middle Schools are open late into the evening for
students, families, and other neighbors. What the new community schools
can do for young people and adults is bounded only by imagination -- and
money.
Sidebars:
* Someone to tell your secrets to. . .
* A chance to do the right thing for kids. . .
* Standing up, and standing in, for the community. . .
* The 'park lady'
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