Background
Decker, Larry E. was born on December 13, 1940 in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. Son of Edward LeRoy and Lila I. (Strong) Decker.
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Many Americans worry about what they see as a growing gulf between the American public and its public schools. Troubling trends seem to indicate a fraying relationship among families, schools, and communities. Education reform has become the topic of many conversations as well as books and articles. There is widespread agreement that schools and education curricula need to be fixed, but there is no agreement on how this can be accomplished. Educators across the nation are implementing ideas and strategies that are making a difference in children's lives and in the health and well being of our communities. Structured in ten chapters, this book will help educators weave some of the best ideas for creating and sustaining family and community engagement into a comprehensive home-school-community partnership program tailored to their own communities. Website references and URLs for additional exploration are included. For educational leaders, teachers, and family and community advocates interested in creating and maintaining home-school-community partnerships and collaborative initiatives.
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Diverse Partnerships for Student Success is based on the deep conviction that schools function best in collaboration with the larger community. It offers strategies and tolls to help educational leaders create successful partnerships in a socioeconomically and culturally diverse society and presents information on how to identify relevant demographic trends to address the educational, cultural, vocational, and recreational needs of students and citizens. Grounded in ISLLC and NCATE standards, the book offers comprehensive, research-based information; concrete program ideas; and numerous Internet sites for additional help in creating and sustaining family and community engagement. It presents strategies for involving people_individually and collectively_in agencies, businesses, and organizations to mobilize the resources of the entire community. Diverse Partnerships for Student Success will assist educational and community leaders in developing, implementing, and sustaining a comprehensive partnership system that helps all children succeed academically.
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Decker, Larry E. was born on December 13, 1940 in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. Son of Edward LeRoy and Lila I. (Strong) Decker.
Bachelor of Science, University of Oregon, 1965. Master of Science, University of Oregon, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1971.
Community outreach Lane County Youth Project, Eugene, Oregon, 1964—1965. Instructor University of Oregon, 1967—1970. Mott intern National Center for Community Education, Flint, Michigan, 1970—1971.
Director community education St. Louis Park Public School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, 1971—1973. Professor, associate dean University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1973—1995. Eminent scholar chair Florida Atlanta University, since 1995.
Consultant, committee member Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, Michigan.
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Board directors National Community Education Association, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1966, International Community Education Association, Fairfax, since 1974. Consultant United States Department of Education, Washington District of Columbia, since 1977. Member National Community Education Association (board directors, chair).
Married Virginia Ann Pyle, September 1, 1962. Children: Weston E., Wendy A.