Graduation Year
2018
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Organizational Studies
Reader 1
Professor Jeff Lewis
Reader 2
Professor Barbara Junisbai
Reader 3
Professor Claudia Arteaga
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2018 Rachel J Geller
Abstract
Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN), a collaborative initiative in Multnomah County, Oregon, combines the increasingly popular community school model with an innovative organizational structure to further two key goals: sustainability as an initiative and furthering racial equity. This thesis situates SUN within the context of American public education reform and existing literature on the positive outcomes, organizational structures, and leadership components of community schools. Building on past reviews of SUN and its outcomes, I use results from qualitative interviews with key stakeholders to provide insight into how its organizational structure contributes to the goals of sustainability and racial equity. I discuss the current state of SUN, future directions, and the relevancy of findings to other community schools initiatives and more generally, public education reform efforts.
Recommended Citation
Geller, Rachel, "Schools Uniting Neighborhoods: Sustainability and Racial Equity in a Community Schools Initiative" (2018). Scripps Senior Theses. 1210.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1210
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