Proposal for a California Full-Service Community Schools Initiative (2009)
Closing the Achievement Gap through Student Support and Community Partnerships
This paper describes a proposal for a California Full-Service Community Schools Initiative, funded by federal stimulus funds, to help close the achievement gap and reduce the dropout crisis. Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education highlights full-service community schools and emphasizes using the stimulus as an opportunity to advance educational reform, making full-service community schools an appropriate and compelling component of California’s application for “Race to the Top” funds.
