This volume contains papers that were commissioned for the 1992 Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Summer Institute. These papers form the basis for the CCSSO's study of school-community collaboration, which focuses on the role of the community in ensuring the success of all students. Following the acknowledgements and introduction, the papers include: (1) "Community Support for Student Success" (Lisbeth B. Schorr); (2) "Changing the System for Children's Services: Building Linkages with Schools" (Michael W. Kirst); (3) "Pushing the Boundaries of Education: The Implications of a Youth Development Approach to Education Policies, Structures, and Collaborations" (Karen J. Pittman and Michelle Cahill); (4) "Current Human Service Reforms" (Ruth Massinga); (5) "Taking a Family-Centered Approach" (Judy Langford Carter); (6) "Funding Initiatives for School-Linked Family Services" (Frank Farrow); (7) "Collaborating to Meet the Readiness Agenda: Dimensions and Dilemmas" (Sharon L. Kagan); (8) "Collaboration for Young Adolescents: Transforming Middle-Grades Education" (Frank A. Loda); (9) "Comprehensive School Health Services: Does It Matter and Is It Worth the Fight?" (M. Joycelyn Elders and Jennifer Hui); (10) "Savannah's New Futures Initiative: Getting to the Root of the Dandelion" (Otis S. Johnson); and (11) "The Walbridge Caring Communities Program" (Khatib Waheed). An appendix contains the CCSSO policy statement, "Student Success through Collaboration." (LMI)