The purpose for Community School is found in its acceptance of the responsibility to educate the whole person by affecting his total environment. It seeks to develop cooperation among all agencies, institutions, businesses and industries for the continuing education of all people.
Community Schools are schools which stay open day and night, twelve months of the year, with programs geared to the needs of the total area which they serve, boys, girls, men and women. In simplest terms, the Community School involves the use of public [words missing in source] in the evening hours for tutoring of students, recreation, adult education, vocational training, enrichment courses, community forums, discussion groups, etc.
It makes the elementary school a community center, a vital force in the neighborhood for the continuing educational enrichment and unity of all people.
The Community School not only serves as a vehicle for the delivery of agency services, but also, is designated to counteract the threat of increased isolation between school and community. A local advisory group determines the activities a neighborhood wants, and the Coordinator, an educator, appointed by the School Superintendent, has the responsibility of implementing the program.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1978.
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Archival transcription note: The phrase “use of public in the evening hours” is incomplete as printed and marked for editorial review.
Original source: SD_Times1978_05.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
