Dayton's Neighborhood School Centers

This article describes the planning and implementation of Dayton's Neighborhood School Centers, a bold initiative of the University of Dayton, the Dayton Foundation, Dayton Public Schools, City of Dayton, Montgomery County, and sixteen foundation and corporate supporters. They sought to reconnect five Dayton public elementary schools to their neighborhoods after more than thirty years of court-ordered busing and to create full-service, year-round opportunities for neighborhood families and youth at these new schools.