This book provides a comprehensive approach for building coalitions of support around student learning and engagement through interconnected classroom community-building efforts that involve teachers:<br><ul><li>building strong relationships with students; </li><li>intentionally supporting students to build powerful relationships with their peers;</li><li>fostering strong reciprocal relationships with families, and; </li><li>building relationships with the school and community at large </li><li>empowering and creating purposeful intentional spaces for students/families/school community/community at large to build powerful relationships with each other.</li><li></li></ul>