For example, due to the many responsibilities that school personnel already have, the development of effective school-community relationships may not receive the dedication and effort needed to a positive result. Teachers may focus more on relationships with families and students and not recognize how important it is to also involve the community. If the benefits of school community engagement are discussed with all stakeholders and an understanding is developed regarding research findings that show school community engagement efforts result in positive outcomes in student achievement, neighborhoods, and society in general, school community involvement initiatives will develop. receive the attention it deserves. In relation to the importance of school-community relationships, Sanders' (2001) research shows us that, in a specific study, even if the number of community partners is not as large as hoped, satisfaction with community partnerships that are been developed was high among all stakeholders, with 88% of schools reporting that they were satisfied with the quality of their partnership's activities, although 43% were not satisfied with the number of activities (p.