TY - BOOK AU - Lionel H. Brown AU - Kelvin S. Beckett PY - 2021 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 1058-1634 TI - Building Community in an Alternative School T2 - The Perspective of an African American Principal UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1103998 N2 - This book is a case study illustrating how one urban school district overcame barriers to allow for effective communication across ethnic and socioeconomic lines, enabling the community to build consensus on new policies and programs for elementary and middle school students at risk for educational failure. The information presented here will be of interest to all urban educators who believe that current policies and programs for at-risk students are failing and who are seeking new answers and ways forward. KW - Education, elementary and middle school, USA, Alternativschule, Middle school, Schwarze, urban education, alternative education, at-risk students LA - English ER -