Table of Contents

Contents Chapter 1: What is a Community-focused Leader? Ted Purinton & Carlos Azcoitia Chapter 2: Building Local Academic Identity Ted Purinton & Carlos Azcoitia Chapter 3: Boundary-crossing Leadership for Community Schools Martin Blanks Chapter 4: Leading through Community-based Partnerships Chris Brown Chapter 5: Academic Achievement and the Community Schools Model Mary A. Ronan Chapter 6: The Rural Solution: How Community Schools Can Reinvigorate Rural Education Dorris Terry Williams Chapter 7: Leading STEM in the Community School Setting Judith Dymond Chapter 8: Preparing Aspiring Leaders for Community School Leadership Karen Carlson Chapter 9: Evaluating Community School Leadership Adeline Ray, Daniel Diehl, & Neil Naftzger Chapter 10: Succession Planning for Community School Leadership-A Personal Reflection Francisco Borras References About the Contributors

About the Author

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.

Reviews

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. -- Robert Mahaffey, Rural School and Community Trust