Every community is different.
School systems are different from one another, but the contrasts that distinguish one community from the next are even greater. There is no one best way to structure such a coalition, as the composition of successful coalitions proves. In Long Beach, for example, the coalition has a fairly small membership, drawn mainly from the school district and local colleges and universities. In Louisville, where much of the original motivation for the coalition came from city government and social service providers, the group is larger and more diverse. Most towns, cities, or counties have some distinctive strengths to draw on in establishing a coalition.