Building A Full-Service School

"No one who anticipates developing a full-service school shouldproceed without first studying this manual."
--Joy G. Dryfoos, author of Full-Service Schools

This how-to companion to Joy Dryfoos' Full-Service Schools is thefirst practical and comprehensive guide to establishingschool-based community health and social support services-such aspsychological counseling and drug prevention.

Full service (or integrated services) schools have emerged inresponse to the growing needs of children and families and thedwindling of dollars to support them. Based on the trials andtriumphs of an award-winning program, this indispensable guidecontains everything needed to create a full-service (orintegrated-service) school--from planning processes to fundingstrategies to service delivery. It shows schools and communityagencies how to develop workable joint agreements that accommodatea variety of programs and service delivery approaches. Valuableresources include needs assessment forms, intra-agency agreements,program evaluation tools, facilities criteria, funding sources,family service coordination plans, and disk filled with forms andtemplates. Building a Full-Service School has been reviewed andAndorsed by national leaders of the full-service movement. Introduction.

Why Build a Full-Service School? Understanding How Full-ServiceSchools Work.

Draw a Blueprint for Collaboration: Planning and Decision Makingwith Stakeholders.

Pour a Foundation of Knowledge: Strategies for Assessing CommunityNeeds.

Finance the Construction: Identifying Funding Approaches andSources.

Frame the Funding Request: Writing Funding Proposals and EvaluationPlans.

Furnish the House: Sharing Information, Publicity, andTraining.

Conclusion.

Resources.

Appendix A. Matching Full-Service Goals and Services.

Appendix B. Job Description: Full-Service Schools ProgramManager.

Appendix C. Community Needs Assessment.

Appendix D. Demographic Survey.

Appendix E. Full-Service School Facilities.

Appendix F. Community Interaction Survey.

Appendix G. Funding Sources.

Appendix H. Program Evaluation.

Appendix I. Characteristics of an Effective Evaluation Plan.

Appendix J. Sharing Information.

Appendix K. Interagency Agreements.

Appendix L. Family Services Program Tools.

Appendix M. Examples of Training Topics. "No one who anticipates developing a full-service school shouldproceed without first studying this manual." --Joy G. Dryfoos,author of Full-Service Schools

"Building a Full-Service School documents the process ofestablishing a unique collaboration of more than twenty social andhealth agencies with a county school system. This consortium ofagencies used their inter-relationships to provide more and betterservices for children and their families. I am proud to say that Iwas personally involved with this project through service on theexecutive board for more than six years. The program servicescontinue to grow and are now available in every school in thatpilot county." --Morris L. Max, president, University of WestFlorida

"Anyone involved in establishing community partnerships to improvestudent outcomes should read this book. Building a Full-ServiceSchool will save practitioners and policy-makers time, money, andenergy. It is like having your own consultant at your fingertipsguiding you through a series of logical steps to forever change theway we look at communities and schools working together to supportstudents and families." --Marilyn Nagano Schlief, senior programofficer, National Foundation for the Improvement of Education

"This book is a 'must-read,' especially by educational and socialservice agency leaders who serve rural populations. The authorshave provided a step-by-step process for creating interagencypartnerships to provide a seamless network of educational, health,and other social services for at-risk children and their families."--William A. Clauss, director, Office for Rural Education, WesternCarolina University CAROL CALFEE is an administrator and coordinator for a full-service schools initiative in Santa Rosa County, Florida. FRANK WITTWER is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. MIMI MEREDITH is a self-employed writer, editor, and designer of educational, scientific, and community service publications. This how-to companion to Full-Service Schools by Joy G. Dryfoos is the first practical and comprehensive guide to establishing school-based and school-linked academic, health, and social services—including a spectrum of interventions such as behavioral assessment, violence and drug prevention, vocational development, and resource coordination. Full-service schools have emerged in response to the growing needs of children and families combined with the expanding demand for fiscal efficiency and the dwindling supply of dollars to support needed services. Based on the trials and triumphs of an award-winning program, this indispensable guide contains everything needed to create a full-service school—from planning processes to funding strategies to service delivery. It shows schools and community agencies how to develop workable joint agreements that accommodate a variety of programs, confidentiality issues, and service delivery approaches. Valuable resource materials include needs assessment forms, interagency agreements, program evaluation tools, facilities criteria, funding sources, and family service coordination plans. Templates of survey forms, sample agreements, and other program tools are also available on disk. Building a Full-Service School has been reviewed and Andorsed by national leaders of the full-service movement.