Nationwide community school programs have been started in 1400 school districts to in
crease use of school facilities and to improve classroom instruction. Rigorous evaluations
of these programs have not typically taken place. This evaluation of a ten-site school
program briefly describes the history of community schools, the local program's goals,
and the method used to study each goal. Approximately 1100 interviews were conducted
with school staff and city residents. Included also, are a structural equation model of the
data and a discussion of the politics of the evaluation.
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