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Can public schools still educate America's children, particularly in poor and working class communities? Many advocates of school reform have called for dismantling public education in favor of market-based models of reform such as privatization and vouchers. By contrast, this pathfinding book explores how community organizing and activism in support of public schools in one of America's most economically disadvantaged regions, the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, has engendered impressive academic results. Dennis Shirley focuses the book around case studies of three schools that have benefited from the reform efforts of a community group called Valley Interfaith, which works to develop community leadership and boost academic achievement. He follows the remarkable efforts of teachers, parents, school administrators, clergy, and community activists to take charge of their schools and their communities and describes the effects of these efforts on students' school performance and testing results. Uniting gritty realism based on extensive field observations with inspiring vignettes of educators and parents creating genuine improvement in their schools and communities, this book demonstrates that public schools can be vital "laboratories of democracy," in which students and their parents learn the arts of civic engagement and the skills necessary for participating in our rapidly changing world. It persuasively argues that the American tradition of neighborhood schools can still serve as a bedrock of community engagement and academic achievement.

From Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Littleton, Colorado, the past several years have seen frightening and dramatic examples of violence in our schools. As these and other harrowing incidents– from natural disasters to suicides– have become sadly familiar, communities have begun to expect their schools to be prepared to immediately respond to the aftermath of these crises. Authored by a group of school psychologists who have helped to implement crisis response plans in many school districts and facilitated numerous crisis response workshops, Preparing for Crises in the Schools presents a workable framework for a proactive response to tragedy. This completely revised and updated Second Edition reports the latest findings on initiating and implementing district-wide and building-level school crisis response plans. This step-by-step guide aids counselors, school psychologists, teachers, and administrators in developing an action plan for responding to the multiple issues generated by school crises. This invaluable planning tool includes: A chapter on the early detection of potentially violent students– with concrete ideas on how to proactively respond to the special needs of these youthAnecdotal vignettes illustrating actual school crises and the responses by school personnelA blueprint for crisis response training, including a complete in-service workshop designed to facilitate crisis intervention skill developmentGuidelines for responding to the unique opportunities and dangers presented by media attentionRecommendations for helping to ensure student and staff safety and security before, during, and after crisesSuggestions for assessing crisis response plan readinessGuidelinesfor debriefing and evaluating a school crisis response The future of our children necessitates that they enjoy a stable, peaceful learning environment.

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School - Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School is a suburban public high school (grades 9-12) in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. It opened in 1957 and was expanded and renovated in 1979 and the early 21st century.

High Point Regional High School District - The High Point Regional High School District is a regional school district serving students from five municipalities in Sussex County, New Jersey. The High Point Regional High School, located in Sussex Borough, is the lone school in the district.

Lenape Valley Regional High School District - The Lenape Valley Regional High School District is regional high school district in New Jersey serving approximately 850 students from two municipalities in Sussex County and one in Morris County. The lone school that is part of the district is the Lenape Valley Regional High School, located in Stanhope.

Watchung Hills Regional High School District - The Watchung Hills Regional High School District is a regional high school district serving students in portions of Somerset and Morris Counties in New Jersey, United States. The single school in the district is the Watchung Hills Regional High School and is located in Warren township.

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