"No one who anticipates developing a full-service school should proceed without first studying this manual." --Joy G. Dryfoos, author of Full-Service Schools

"Building a Full-Service School documents the process of establishing a unique collaboration of more than twenty social and health agencies with a county school system. This consortium of agencies used their inter-relationships to provide more and better services for children and their families. I am proud to say that I was personally involved with this project through service on the executive board for more than six years. The program services continue to grow and are now available in every school in that pilot county." --Morris L. Max, president, University of West Florida

"Anyone involved in establishing community partnerships to improve student outcomes should read this book. Building a Full-Service School will save practitioners and policy-makers time, money, and energy. It is like having your own consultant at your fingertips guiding you through a series of logical steps to forever change the way we look at communities and schools working together to support students and families." --Marilyn Nagano Schlief, senior program officer, National Foundation for the Improvement of Education

"This book is a 'must-read,' especially by educational and social service agency leaders who serve rural populations. The authors have provided a step-by-step process for creating interagency partnerships to provide a seamless network of educational, health, and other social services for at-risk children and their families." --William A. Clauss, director, Office for Rural Education, Western Carolina University