Division of School Improvement - Caring Communities

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Caring Communities--Community Partnerships

Caring Communities is Missouri's system reform initiative to achieve the Core Results through Community Partnerships.

Community Partnerships are decision-making entities, broadly representative of a county or multi-county, that partner with state agencies to plan, develop, finance and monitor strategies to achieve specific Core Results.

Core Results	Our Strategy
Children & Families Safe Children & Families Healthy Children Ready to Enter School Children & Youth Succeeding in School Youth Ready to Enter the Work Force & Become Productive Citizens Parents Working	Actively involve communities in decisions which affect their well-being Bring services closer to where families live & children attend school Use dollars more flexibly & effectively to meet the needs of families Be accountable for results

Principles of Community Partnerships
Families are key to children's success.
Communities are supports for families.
Good schools, supports and services build strong communities.
Economic vitality of a community is essential for good schools supports and services.

Community Partnerships represent approximately 60% of the state's population --3,265,802 people.

For more information on Caring Communities refer to the Family and Community Trust website at: http://www.mofact.org.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Division of Teacher Quality & Urban Education - Caring Communities
Email: webreplyqualccia@dese.mo.gov
Phone: 573-751-2332 Fax: 573-522-6526

Revised: November 03, 2003

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