Education Commons^™

A Blueprint For The Charles City Public School’S “Community Den”, Lisa M. Cooper, Larry L. Frazier, Ian B. Kunkes, Adrienne D. Quarles-Smith

Doctor of Education Capstones

Charles City County Public Schools (CCPS) submitted a Request for Assistance to work with a capstone team that would conduct a thorough analysis of the Community Den program and offer a blueprint that would sustain the Den’s efforts well into the future. To address this request, a doctoral Capstone team primarily utilized qualitative methods of data collection in a 3-phrase approach, including, an extensive process of literature review, asset mapping, which is a strength-based approach of connecting communities with resources, document analysis, site visits, interviews, and focus groups. These approaches allowed the capstone team to gain a better understanding of …