{"product_id":"the-six-priorities-how-to-find-the-resources-your-school-community-needs-9781416631552","title":"The Six Priorities: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this provocative and timely book, Luis Eladio Torres challenges a common assumption: that education is the \"first priority\" for families, including those who are raising their children in low-income, high-need communities.\u003c\/strong\u003e Instead, he argues that these families must confront daunting challenges in five other areas--food, shelter, safety, health, and access to technology--before they can focus on their children's education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo make his case, Torres draws on his experience as the award-winning principal of an elementary school in the Bronx and as a leader in New York City's community schools network. A community school focuses on educating the whole child, supporting families, and extending its reach into the larger community--both by tapping into resources the community can offer and by providing a range of social and health services to that community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Six Priorities\u003c\/em\u003e: How to Find the Resources Your School Community Needs demonstrates how leaders in challenging education environments can improve their schools through a \"community-matching process\" that consists of four steps: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cem\u003eIdentifying the gaps\u003c\/em\u003e between what is available and what is necessary for a school and its community to function well\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eSpecifying needs\u003c\/em\u003e, including prioritizing and distinguishing needs from wants.\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003cem\u003eTelling your story\u003c\/em\u003e, as a way to gain support for the effort to close the gap and address the needs.\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003cem\u003eEstablishing strategic partnerships\u003c\/em\u003e with individuals, organizations, and agencies that can provide resources and expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo help you implement the process in your own school, this insightful guide includes a downloadable community-matching worksheet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goals of this process are clear: to reduce the shocking inequities between impoverished communities and their wealthier counterparts; to help disadvantaged students succeed; and, ultimately, to steer them toward productive lives beyond the classroom. The need has never been greater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ASCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50534337642770,"sku":"9781416631552","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b481ed4c-0f76-4796-a3c8-682885f74d18.jpg?v=1731426528","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-six-priorities-how-to-find-the-resources-your-school-community-needs-9781416631552","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}