{"product_id":"the-way-we-do-school-milbrey-w-mclaughlin-9781682534847","title":"The Way We Do School: The Making of Oakland's Full-Service Community School District","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Do School: The Making of Oakland's Full-Service Community School District\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth profile of the nation's most ambitious community school initiative.\u003c\/b\u003e The book focuses on a nearly ten-year effort to transform all eighty-six district schools in Oakland, California into community schools in order to better meet the academic and personal needs of all students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on six years of research, the authors detail the implementation of the effort at both the district and school levels. Their work covers the detailed, community-wide planning process, the policy \"levers\" for system change, and the organizational shifts and other tools that were employed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder extraordinarily difficult conditions, Oakland's Community Schools, Thriving Students initiative spurred system change at both central office and school levels. Though still a work-in-progress, the initiative's \"whole-child approach\" has resulted in positive outcomes for students and for the district. In addition, several elements of Oakland's full-service community schools (FSCS) work have been recognized nationally including the African American Male Achievement program, its district partnership model, and its restorative justice and social-emotional learning practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Do School\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how the implementation of Oakland's full-service community school initiative and its remarkable stability over time provide many lessons for the community school field and most especially for policy makers and practitioners interested in launching a district-led FSCS system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Kendra Fehrer, Jacob Leos-Urbel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682534847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682534847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Milbrey W. McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048409788671,"sku":"9781682534847","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7b4f264-513b-4099-80b8-7209bdfb4534.jpg?v=1684995622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-we-do-school-milbrey-w-mclaughlin-9781682534847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}