ERIC Number: EJ524907
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-4482
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Community Spirit: Cluster Schools Redefine the School System.
White-Hood, Marian
Schools in the Middle, v5 n4 p9-12 May-Jun 1996
Describes how Largo, Maryland, redefined and restructured its entire school system. The new plan emphasized community and collaboration, and used a cluster approach as the organizational scheme for change. Now, focus is on both parent and child rather than on the child alone. Outlines the major system structural changes and new administrator, teacher, parent, student, and community collaborative roles. (ET)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, School Districts, School Restructuring, Shared Resources and Services, Student Role, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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