In schools, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.

Bridge curriculum gaps

Partner with other grades or classes that share a common curricular interest.
Showcase successes from other schools who have used similar programs.
Meet with other educators as a team to find common ground where teachers can work toward shared objectives while maintaining individual teaching style.
Provide data on forest inventory and develop economic and math curricular ideas – doesn’t have to be coordinated in same year.
Hold one department meeting a month that focuses on integrating interdisciplinary groups.
Divide up big community projects into manageable units and divvy them between classes.

Try to connect to one community first, then branch out to others.
Expand your definition of community.
Create task forces: students from each sending town are in charge of creating community connections
Study other towns. Build an appreciation and understanding of other towns as different from your own but special in their own right