Building Community in Schools
Resources in the Northside Professional Library
Books
Strengthening the Heartbeat: Leading & Learning Together in Schools – Thomas J.
Sergiovanni (Jossey-Bass, 2005)
Building Community in Schools – Thomas J. Sergiovanni (Jossey-Bass, 1994)
How Communities Build Stronger Schools: Stories, Strategies, and Promising Practices for
Educating Every Child – Anne Wescott Dodd, Jean L. Konzal (Palgrave Macmillan,
2002)
Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning – Anne Conzemius, Jan O’Neill
(ASCD, 2001)
Building Classroom Communities: Strategies for Developing a Culture of Caring – David A.
Levine (National Education Service, 2003)
The Big Picture: Education is Everyone’s Business – Dennis Littky, Samantha Grabelle
(ASCD, 2004)
Shaping School Culture: The Heart of Leadership–Terrence E. Deal, Kent D. Peterson
(Jossey-Bass, 1999)
Creating Connections for Better Schools: How Leaders Enhance School Culture –
Douglas J. Fiore (Eye on Education, 2001)
Lessons Learned: Shaping Relationships and the Culture of the Workplace – Roland S.
Barth (Corwin, 2003)
At Home in Our Schools: A Guide to Schoolwide Activities That Build Community: Ideas
From the Child Development Project for Parents, Teachers and Administrators
(Developmental Studies Center, 1994) (video also available)
Among Friends: Classrooms Where Caring and Learning Prevail – Joan Dalton,
Marilyn Watson (Developmental Studies Center, 1997)
Ways We Want Our Class to Be: Class Meetings That Build Commitment to Kindness and
Learning: Ideas from the Child Development Project (Developmental Studies
Center, 1996) (video set also available)
Teaching Students to Get Along – Lee Canter, Katia Petersen (Canter, 1995)
School Spirit: The Best of Leadership Magazine (NASSP, 2002)
Essentials for Principals: Strengthening the Connection Between School and Home –
Judith Caplan, Deborah Perkins-Gough, Shanara McKinnon (NAESP, 2001)
Making Your School Family Friendly: A Guide for Secondary School Principals –
Steven M. Constantino (NASSP, 2003)
Family Friendly Schools: Institute 1, Resource Book – Steve Constantino, Mike Smith
(Family Friendly Schools, 2002)
Parents on Your Side: A Teacher’s Guide to Creating Positive Relationships with Parents –
Lee Canter, Marlene Canter (Canter & Assoc, 2001)
Lee Canter’s Parents on Your Side: Administrator Guide: A Monthly Planner for Schoolwide
Family Involvement (Lee Canter & Assoc, 1993)
School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action – Joyce Epstein
et al. (Corwin, 2002)
Reaching Out: A K-8 Resource for Connecting Families and Schools – Diane W. Kyle et al.
(Corwin, 2002)
Getting Parents Involved: A Handbook of Ideas for Teachers, Schools, and Communities –
Yvonne M. Wittreich, Evelyn F. Jacobi, Iris E. Hogue (Christopher-Gordon, 2003)
More Than Bake Sales: The Resource Guide to Family Involvement in Education –
James Vopat (Stenhouse, 1998)
Everybody’s House—The Schoolhouse: Best Techniques for Connecting Home, School, and
Community – Carolyn Warner, Marilyn Curry (Corwin, 1997)
Parents are Lifesavers: A Handbook for Parent Involvement in Schools – Carol S. Batey
(Corwin, 1996)
Family Involvement in Children’s Education: Successful Local Approaches: An Idea Book –
Janie E. Funkhouser, Miriam R. Gonzales (U.S. Dept. of Education, 1997)
Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools – Oliver C. Moles, ed.
(U.S. Dept. of Education, 1996)
How to Involve Parents in a Multicultural School – Bruce Davis (ASCD, 1995)
Getting Parents Involved in Their Children’s Education – Larry E. Decker, Gloria A. Gregg,
Virginia A. Decker (AASA, 1994)
Innovations in Parent and Family Involvement – J. William Rioux, Nancy Berla
(Eye on Education, 1993)
Beyond the Bake Sale: An Educator’s Guide to Working with Parents – Anne T. Henderson,
Carl L. Marburger, Theodora Ooms (Natl Committee for Citizens in Education, 1986)
VIDEOS
Principals: Leaders & Learners, part 6: Actively Engage the Community (NAESP, 2004)
Building Connections: Concrete Ideas to Improve School Climate – Mark Scharenbroich
(Scharenbroich & Assoc, 2004)
Schools as Communities (ASCD, 1999)
Program 1: Teachers and Students Build a Successful School Community
Program 2: Community Members and Parents Build a Successful School Community
Facilitator’s Guide
The BasicSchool: A Community for Learning – Ernest L. Boyer (Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching, 1995) – video, book, audiocassette
At Home in Our Schools: A Guide to Schoolwide Activities That Build Community: Ideas
From the Child Development Project (Developmental Studies Center, 1995)
(book also available)
Ways We Want Our Class to Be (Developmental Studies Center, 1997) (book also available)
Tape 1: Overview
Tape 2: Planning & Decision-Making Meetings
Tape 3: Check-In Meetings
Tape 4: Problem-Solving Meetings
Collegial Study Guide
Creating Conditions for Success – Brenda Lyle-Gray (Video Journal of Education, v.4, no. 9,
1995)
Community Involvement: Working Together to Improve Schools – James P. Comer
(Video Journal of Education, v.4, no. 5, 1994)
Parent Leadership: It Doesn’t Just Happen Because You Say So – James Vopat
(Stenhouse, 1999)
CR-ROM
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education: Tool Kit: Materials That Can Help Get You
Involved (U.S. Dept. of Education, 2000)
For more information about professional library resources, contact:
Denise Wilkinson, Professional Resource Librarian
397-7921