References

Alberto (personal communication, November 18, 2009)
I used my interview with Alberto to show how in order for schools to succeed in educating
all students they must focus not only on curriculum but home surroundings for students
as well. In order for schools to improve they must look at how motivation and having
someone push a student to succeed is sometimes the main reason they succeed. In
Alberto's example his mother and cousin kept pushing him to do well in life and although
they did not specifically mention college he saw that as his gateway to success and my
reform proposal deals with community uniting together to promote student success in
education.

Bailey, Kari (personal communication, December 6, 2009)
Kari provided me with insight into her high school experience and how her support
played a key role in success. She credits her relatives, friends, and involvement in
extra-curricular activities with her ability graduate high school and do well in college.

Blank, M., Melaville, A., Shah, B., & Coalition for Community Schools, W. (2003). Making the
Difference: Researach and Practice in Community Schools. Coalition for Community
Schools, Retrieved from ERIC database.
This article assisted me with more information on where the idea from community
schools originated and how it came to be.

Coalition for Community Schools
Their website provided me with key facts showing how communities when involved in
school do make a difference. Their website gave data on how the problem in schools
were not just resources but motivation, encouragement, and a lack of caring or
extra assistance on the teachers' part to help a student succeed.

Cristo Rey Network
Information from the Cristo Rey Network's website assisted me in finding something
that could be added to the community schooling model in order to make it better. This
organization had a work-study program which not only benefits employers but students
and is an idea that I think should be replicated across the country.

Melaville, A., Berg, A., Blank, M., & Coalition for Community Schools, W. (2006). Community-
Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship. Coalition for Community
Schools, Retrieved from ERIC database.

National Community Education Coalition
From this website I gathered information about what community schools do and what types of involvement they are looking for in their community.

Padilla, Kassandra
Kassandra's interview helped me see a private school students' view on what helped her
succeed. Her interview provided me not only with facts but more real-life information
on how her community was and how she want to go back someday and reform that same
community to make it better.

(2009). 10 Elements Every High School Should Have in Place. Education Digest: Essential
Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 74(9), 49-51. Retrieved from ERIC database.