Creating Engagement between Schools and their Communities

Ted Purinton is dean of the Graduate School of Education at the American University in Cairo (AUC).Carlos Azcoitia is distinguished professor of practice at National Louis University in Chicago.

• ContentsChapter 1: What is a Community-focused Leader? Ted Purinton & Carlos AzcoitiaChapter 2: Building Local Academic IdentityTed Purinton & Carlos AzcoitiaChapter 3: Boundary-crossing Leadership for Community SchoolsMartin BlanksChapter 4: Leading through Community-based PartnershipsChris BrownChapter 5: Academic Achievement and the Community Schools ModelMary A. RonanChapter 6: The Rural Solution: How Community Schools Can Reinvigorate Rural EducationDorris Terry WilliamsChapter 7: Leading STEM in the Community School SettingJudith DymondChapter 8: Preparing Aspiring Leaders for Community School LeadershipKaren CarlsonChapter 9: Evaluating Community School LeadershipAdeline Ray, Daniel Diehl, & Neil NaftzgerChapter 10: Succession Planning for Community School Leadership—A Personal ReflectionFrancisco BorrasReferencesAbout the Contributors

Often rural schools and communities are overlooked when considering the current circumstances and future prospects for students and families in our most remote places. The authors and contributors have done an outstanding job in focusing on this population and why leadership is so critical to the success and vitality of rural people and places.