CSI - School Partnerships Support Diverse Students

Research on school-college partnerships, including professional development schools, and their effect on culturally and linguistically diverse student populations.

A Full-Service School Fulfills Its Promise (Poverty and Learning, April 2008)
Learn how an elementary school in Westchester became a full service community school, providing resources to families suffering the effects of poverty, and in turn improving the social, emotional, economic, and academic well-being of its students.

Snow Grant Final Report: “CSI-White Plains: Science, Literacy, and the Arts”  (Manhattanville College, August 2007)
This report highlights the outcome of a project implemented by Manhattanville College faculty and students, designed to develop literacy through storytelling, science through forensic exploration, and the arts through finger painting and poetry.

Mini Analysis of Hispanic ELL NAEP Scores 
This short excerpt from the book "The Impact of No Child Left Behind Policies on Bilingual Education: A Ten Year Retrospective" shows data claiming that the No Child Left Behind Act has not made any improvements in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores of English Language Learners.

Manhattanville College Publications Related to Work in Professional Development Schools
This is a useful list of published works by Manhattanville College faculty that relate to the work being done in Professional Development Schools to help teachers and administrators provide quality education for changing populations in suburban schools.

Developing a School-College Professional Learning Community to Promote Student Engagement (Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 2008)
This paper details a collaborative project implemented by Manhattanville College faculty and undergraduate students at George Washington Elementary School in White Plains, NY, which is a Professional Development School in partnership with Manhattanville College.