President Clinton released a preliminary edition of A Compact for Learning during his speech at the vice president's Sixth Family Reunion Conference in Nashville on June 25, 1997. The topic of the conference was "Families and Learning." The leadership shown by the president, the vice president, and many others working at the local level in support of family and community involvement in education has helped to frame this document.
In the spirit of the compact, this handbook represents the work of many people. Special appreciation goes to those who have participated in the review of this publication, including Vicki La Rock, Title I coordinator in Nebraska; Gail Hannas, Title I parenting specialist in Brevard County, Florida; Janet F. Carroll, Title I coordinator in Rhode Island; participants in the spring 1997 conference "Creating and Sustaining Family-School-Community Partnerships," sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education and The Family Works; Hiawatha Fountain, Associate Superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland; principals in White Plains, New York; the parent organizations that field-tested the materials; Policy Studies Associates; MCS Printing Services; Priscilla Taylor for her editing services; National PTA Reflections Program for the cover artwork; ZGS Graphics; and the many others in the Planning and Evaluation Service and other offices of the U.S. Department of Education and elsewhere who contributed time, energy, and ideas to this publication.
Special thanks to the U.S. Department of Education staff who commented on the document, including: Jennifer Ballen, Joanne Bogart, Daphne Hardcastle, Judith Johnson, Mary Jean LeTendre, Linda Mount, Val Plisko, Carol Rasco, Nancy Rhett, Elois Scott, Kirk Winters, Lorraine Wise, and Jacquelyn Zimmerman.
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