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Resolution establishing
The Center for Community and School Action Research
at Southern Connecticut State University
October 4, 2001

WHEREAS,	The School of Education at Southern Connecticut recognizes the necessity for an action-oriented research and evaluation approach to improve program implementation and assess program impact in the public schools, and
WHEREAS,	The Center for Community and School Action Research (CCSAR) will involve SCSU faculty and students in research and evaluation activities in communities and schools, and
WHEREAS,	The CCSAR will facilitate research activity and provide expertise to Connecticut communities and schools in such areas as teaching, learning, safety and health in schools; academic development of students; and improvement of school climate and community relations, and
WHEREAS,	CCSAR will inform educational and child development practices and policies and will contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning in schools, and
WHEREAS,	The objectives and strategies of the Center support the major goals for Southern Connecticut State University, and
WHEREAS,	The Center will have sufficient staffing and budgetary support to carry out its objectives and strategies, therefore be it
RESOLVED,	That the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for Community and School Action Research at Southern Connecticut State University, and be it further
RESOLVED,	That the Center for Community and School Action Research may seek and receive contracts and grants from public and private organizations and may charge fees for services related to the purposes stated above provided that all applicable state and University regulations are observed, and be it further
RESOLVED,	That all funds received by the Center for Community and School Action Research shall be deposited in the Operating Fund at Southern Connecticut State University in accounts established for this Center. Such funds shall be used for the purposes of this Center and appropriate University support functions rendered to the Center, and be it further
RESOLVED,	That the President of Southern Connecticut State University is directed to periodically evaluate the functioning of the Center for Community and School Action Research in terms of its effectiveness, and shall no later than September 1, 2006 report the results of the evaluation with a recommendation to the Chancellor of the CSU System who in turn shall share this information with the Board of Trustees, and be it further
RESOLVED,	That the Center for Community and School Action Research shall go out of existence on December 31, 2006, unless action to the contrary is taken by the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.