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Download our annual report The State of Technology in Education.. 3. Schools should work with local public health officials, consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including those related to privacy, to determine the additional prevention strategies needed in their area by monitoring levels of community transmission (i.e., low, moderate, substantial, or high) and local vaccine coverage, and use of . Community engagement is a two-way street where the school, families, and the community actively work together, creating networks of shared responsibility for student success.… 0000100312 00000 n The community schools strategy organizes and engages a variety of stakeholders and resources to provide an array of opportunities and pathways to life success for students and their families alike. Found inside – Page 76Greece (NY) Central School District: NCCS provided training and coaching to initiative leaders at both the district and school level, with a focus on aligning the implementation of its community school strategy with the district's ... Found inside – Page 304A community school requires an intentional strategy among partners to support mutually agreed-on results. A results-based focus enables the schools, parents, students, and community partners to identify the services and opportunities ... 0000410275 00000 n This book shares their experiences, particularly looking at community-based schools in urban, impoverished, or immigrant communities—communities that often are disconnected from the political and economic centers of the country. Community Schools provide each and every student with the resources, opportunities, and support that make academic success possible and that create strong ties among families, students, schools, and community. 0000046137 00000 n Oakes, J., Maier, A., & Daniel, J. Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, Evidence-Based Interventions: A Guide for States, Advancing Educational Equity for Underserved Youth, Encouraging Social and Emotional Learning in the Context of New Accountability. 0000004041 00000 n This brief is a companion to the Community Schools Playbook, introducing a framework for financing community schools that reflects tested practices. Welcome to the new Center for Community School Strategies, recently launched from the TACSI Resource Center, now serving all Oklahoma and regional schools as a partner of the National Center for Community Schools. And second, it provides support to school, district, and state leaders as they . 0000288628 00000 n Found inside – Page 94broadly about financing strategies. For example, here are some specific ways that community school leaders have developed or leveraged financial resources, using the five critical financing strategies as a guide: 1. A community school is a place and a set of partnerships connecting a school, the families of students, and the surrounding community. The examples in the brief are intended to highlight the many . 0000397493 00000 n 0000092175 00000 n The following strategies are designed to promote your school and gain more community support from a variety of stakeholder groups. The community school strategy delivers services tailor made for a particular student population and positions those scholars to overcome the barriers to academic success. Strategic selection and use of performance indicators can illuminate disparities in our schools and focus attention and resources on rectifying long-standing inequities. The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory With support from: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention U.S. Department of Justice Safer Schools and Communities Family, and Effective Strategies for Creating Fostering School, Community Involvement Great examples of school/community partnerships are happening all over the world. " About Community Schools Found inside – Page 293Community schools work because someone does that work — a community school coordinator hired by the school or in many ... challenges to expanding the community schools approach as an anti-poverty approach and education reform strategy: ... Our strategy focuses on the whole child by providing academic support, social emotional learning, health and . Introduced to Idaho in 2014 by United Way of Treasure Valley, this strategy is now being used at 30+ schools in Idaho. Superintendent Stewart, the Marsing Board of Trustees, and the staff of the district have done just this . 0000100273 00000 n The report concludes with an examination of several school districts with exemplary family and community engagement programs. Found inside... and stable environment, and communities are desirable places to live (Coalition for Community Schools, 2019). ... community school coordinators utilize five strategies: being trauma responsive, creating opportunities for youth and ... Today, we operate 22 community schools throughout New York City, and . The analysis also identifies the most useful frameworks for conceiving of engagement programs and best practices for their implementation. 0000166994 00000 n To explore community engagement in action, the Reform Support Network (RSN) conducted studies between April and August of 2013 of 11 States and districts, urban and rural, engaged in the communities surrounding low-performing schools. 0000005171 00000 n Healing-Centered Community School Strategies "A healing-centered community school implements a whole child approach to teaching and learning to address the fundamental physiological and safety needs of students as central to their cognitive development and growth. Provide sufficient planning time to build trusting relationships between the school and an array of service providers as well as parents and staff, being mindful that such collaboration is key to full implementation. Recognize that successful community schools do not all look alike. So taking the time to shout about what makes your school special is, of course . Our Services A community school departs from a traditional public school's schedule and curriculum. 0000001856 00000 n For example, plan not simply for a longer school day, but also for effective use of time gained. �sl�KH�fI/uM,F�5�!=Q���p��yv.�ؘ�_q����EQ 71c)�� I��|C�S�yjF�7�1�0�� E"Z���! 0000134157 00000 n While improving the educational and developmental outcomes for children by creating new educational institutions that combine essential supports for learning makes intuitive sense, it is, in fact, anchored by a solid base of research Done well, community schools can be an effective school improvement strategy, a new research brief says. Found inside – Page 309and neighborhood residents ensures that the community school is responsive to their concerns and helps to convince others in the community of the importance and effectiveness of the community school strategy. Found inside – Page 240Establish an intentional , relentless strategy focused on results . A community school requires an intentional strategy among partners to support mutually agreed - on results . A results - based focus enables the schools , parents ... Four overlapping areas of school-community collaboration: A Local Example 28 Table 3. With the launch of the New York City Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) in 2014, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has increased its focus on the implementation of a holistic strategy of education reform to address the ... Abel McDaniels is a master's student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 0000168361 00000 n First, it explores whether the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility of investing in well-designed community schools to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. Found inside – Page 348Reuben Jacobson, Rita A. Hodges, and Martin J. Blank (2011) tout a community school strategy where the community school ... Community schools are more than just another model or program; they bring together community partners, parents, ... The mission of the New York State Regional Technical Assistance Centers is to build upon the existing strengths of school districts to remove barriers to learning and support the whole child through technical assistance, professional development, and the creation of Communities of Practice that advance the community schools strategy. strategy to create community schools districtwide. ESSA requires it, and, in the case of community schools, such collaborative relationships are part of what will make the strategy successful. This best-selling text provides school officials with a practice guide to successfully implementing effective communication with their staff and the community — while also providing readers with the research that explains how each ... Middle School Paper Tweets: To build community in her seventh-grade classroom, Jill Fletcher of Kapolei Middle School in Kapolei, Hawaii, created a bulletin board modeled on Twitter. Use data for continuous program refinement, while allowing sufficient time for the strategy to fully mature. Found inside – Page 121“University-Assisted” and Action Research The university-assisted community schools strategy “assumed that, like higher [education institutions], public schools can function as environment-changing institutions and can become the ... A Community School is the center of the community that brings together academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement leading to improved learning, stronger families, and healthier communities. Although the approach is appropriate for students of all backgrounds, many community schools serve neighborhoods where poverty and racism erect barriers to learning, and where families have few resources to supplement what typical schools provide. Community schools are effective when they are comprehensive, research-based, locally owned, and designed in response to local needs and assets. Community Engaged Assessment - Each school conducts a community-engaged assessment process that identifies local priorities and uses student centered data to inform goals and strategies. Found inside – Page 59In both types of schools, the work of community partners is integral to the school's improvement plan and aligned with ... Local decision making Both community school and ELT advocates argue that decisions about using either strategy ... This study examines the why and how of USAID-supported community schools, the strategies that were adopted and how they changed over time. 0000411177 00000 n hެUmL[e>���'�@&�3`�2����D%K�Dž~���Z>��2-d|����q�販�fٟ�%$[2���L�h42g�?�F,��R���ܼ�{�� 2 �>� �s�� The community schools strategy is a proven way to fix this. School Culture/Climate Community Schools represent a strategy, not a program. Community Schools: A Strategy for Integrating Youth Development and School Reform: New Directions for Youth Development, Number 107 0000167846 00000 n A range of community resources that could be part of a collaboration 31 Table 4. This report provides a framework for considering how measures of social and emotional learning (SEL) and school climate may be incorporated into an accountability and continuous improvement system. No two community schools are alike. In 2010 an ambitious project led by Mark Zuckerberg and Cory Booker (among others) aimed to reform Newark Public Schools. The Community School strategy, introduced to Idaho by the United Way of Treasure Valley and now being used at 30 schools statewide, engages community partners in collaboratively identifying and removing barriers to success for students and families. Please contact your state or local association if you are interested in getting a blended learning . It serves as a vehicle for hyper-local decision-making that responds to the unique needs of each community. Sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date with the Learning Policy Institute. Therefore, as events unfold, be prepared to modify the original implementation rather than avoiding programmatic change. 0000004801 00000 n They grow out of a planning process that involves all stakeholders, school personnel, community-based organizations, city and county government, parents, and students. 0000059126 00000 n Our Focus Areas Schools who adopt the Community Schools Strategy seek to establish partnerships with local entities that can provide support and services for students and their parents on school grounds, an easily accessible location for families. The Community School Strategy is creating lasting change for Idaho students and families by coordinating resources and relationships through local schools to increase opportunities and advance student and family success. 0000088158 00000 n 0000004004 00000 n To ensure a good outcome, pay attention to both the technical and the cultural dimensions of a community school. The book focuses on a nearly ten-year effort to transform all eighty-six district schools in Oakland, California into community schools in order to better meet the academic and personal needs of all students. The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered ... First, it explores whether the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility of investing in well-designed community schools to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. This brief examines the research on community schools, with two primary emphases. Family Engagement 0000288589 00000 n Each Community School is both a place and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. 0000167361 00000 n This review shows that the evidence base on well-implemented community schools and their component features provides a strong warrant for their potential contribution to school improvement. 0000100798 00000 n In the next wave of education policymaking, state and federal leaders should follow the example of their local counterparts and put a community schools strategy in place for students and families. Leadership team includes principal, community school coordinator, parents, staff, and community partners who ensure that the community school strategy remains central in the decision making process. Certified teachers are best positioned to provide additional academic instruction, while community partners can engage students in experiential learning opportunities that connect to the community and foster significant relationships with adults. Successful outreach strategies are those that are primarily focussed on the community and the stakeholders involved. First, it explores whether the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility of investing in well-designed community schools to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. 0000133449 00000 n The community school strategy uses joint planning teams and related mechanisms to align the many moving parts and multiple programs of the school around an agreed-upon set of results. 0000398540 00000 n Retrieved on April 8, 2017. 0000059383 00000 n Raising your school's profile. This brief provides an overview of four commonly used interventions that, when well implemented, have been shown to increase opportunities and improve performance, particularly for historically underserved students. community engagement programs and student academic outcomes. 0000068337 00000 n Expanded Learning Community School Strategy Strong research undergirds the community schools strategy for education reform. The CS strategy is intentionally aligned with Out-Of-School Time (OST) programming. Interested in the latest SMT and SLT opinions on school strategy? Lesson Two: The field has developed a consensus about the core elements that need to be included and adapted in a community school. 0000100732 00000 n There are approximately 5,000 Community Schools and 100 initiatives advancing Community Schools in the U.S. To support this growing movement, we serve as an affiliate partner with the National Center for Community Schools of the Children’s Aid Society in New York City, and as leaders in the Coalition for Community Schools of the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C. About Us Found insideThe community school strategy has its roots in the late 1800s and the establishment of the first urban settlement houses, which offered essential learning and development opportunities as well as health and social services to newly ... NEA Community Schools: Getting Started & Grounded in Community School Best Practices & Starting Key Strategies Blended Learning modules may already be offered through your local or state association. Developing school vision and setting school-based priorities - Each school develops a shared vision that focuses on local priorities and supports the whole child. Students, their families and educators continue to experience increased physical and mental health concerns, isolation and economic hardship as a result of COVID-19. 0000409227 00000 n Found inside – Page 178to address community-identified social justice issues, others provide direct services. ... Thus, the community school strategy repurposes the role of a neighborhood school as a community hub for resources, services, and classes that ... n Steny H. Hoyer Because this approach is frequently adopted as a turnaround strategy in underperforming schools, current evidence consists largely of program evaluations that assess student- and school-level progress. The purpose is to involve every business, organization, and resident in helping students have the best. 0000003718 00000 n Found inside – Page 293Community schools work because someone does that work — a community school coordinator hired by the school or in many ... challenges to expanding the community schools approach as an anti-poverty approach and education reform strategy: ... And second, it provides support to school, district, and state leaders as they consider, propose, or implement a community school intervention in schools targeted for comprehensive support. Prioritize community schools as a critical COVID-19 recovery strategy in communities and an eligible use of federal COVID-19 relief dollars earmarked for schools in communities most impacted by . Its integrated focus on academics, services, supports and opportunities leads to improved student learning, stronger families and . 0000411634 00000 n 0000412431 00000 n 0000397833 00000 n That means the majority of the work involved in breaking down barriers to community engagement in schools often falls to educators. Found inside – Page 99Helen Gould continues with her community education strategy. People who have become confident through making alterations in their lives – I think will then want to have some sort of say with what happens with the children of secondary ... Certain outcomes, such as attendance, are likely to be achieved before other outcomes, such as achievement. And second, it provides support to school, district, and state leaders as they . 0000100343 00000 n It was one of the community engagement strategies that failed - and not because it lacked resources. House Meetings. This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. 0000413916 00000 n Table 2. We are committed to creating shared accountability and decision-making through mutual trust with all of our community partners, families, students, school leaders and staff. Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, this expanded text provides new insights into the successful, sustained implementation of Full-Service Community Schools (FSCSs) in the United ... The CPSTF has a related recommendation for combined built environment . A community school is open year-round, eighteen hours or more a day, often seven days a week. Additional research should seek to guide implementation and refinement. 0000068454 00000 n First, it explores whether the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility of investing in well-designed community schools to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. The Community School Strategy is a partnership between United Way and local school districts to transform schools into a place where students, families, staff and the surrounding community work together to ensure all students thrive. A great school profile impresses prospective parents, contributes to attracting the best teachers, and helps to give the local community a boost. The findings of this report will contribute to the emerging evidence base on the efficacy of the community school strategy and will be useful for other school district- and state-level policymakers interested in developing or refining similar interventions that support students' and communities' academic, social, and emotional well-being. Professional learning opportunities, collective trust, and shared responsibility are created through site-based leadership teams and teacher . We conclude from our review that the evidence supports well-implemented community schools being included as part of targeted and comprehensive interventions in high-poverty schools. This paper examines one key strategy for making school turnaround more effective: community engagement. 0000412031 00000 n That'll keep your members coming back for more. 0000101040 00000 n 5 Strategies for Building Community in the Classroom With so many items on a teacher's to-do list each day, building classroom community sometimes becomes the last priority. Many operate year-round, from morning to evening, and serve both children and adults. Schools that work with community agencies are often better able to support student success. Involve the community, parents, and young people as part of the needs assessment, design, planning, and implementation processes. 0000253301 00000 n 0000100914 00000 n I share their vision of "every school a community school," and I look forward to the day when all our students have access to the kinds of supports, services and opportunities I saw at I.S. 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