Key Strategy for Healthy Kids Shital C Shah Assistant Director American Federation of Teachers What we can agree on Home school and community all matter to a childs education and development ID: 551980
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Community Schools: Key Strategy for Healthy Kids
Shital C. Shah
Assistant Director
American Federation of TeachersSlide2
What we can agree on…Home, school, and community all matter to a child’s education and development.We need strong teachers and principals that are supported by school systems.Accountability matters. Public schools are central to our democratic society.
Fiscal stringency is the order of the day.
Schools and communities must work together for the education of our children.
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What Matters in School?Highly qualified teachersStrong leadership
Rigorous and engaging curriculum
Motivated students
Positive school climate
Safety
Effective use of technology
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Health & Education Linkages: What Matters Beyond School? Low birth-weight and non-genetic prenatal influences on children;Inadequate medical, dental, and vision care;
Asthma;
Physical activity;
Teen pregnancy;
Aggression and violence
Sources:
Berliner, David C. (2009). Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success. Boulder and Tempe: Education and the Public Interest Center & Education Policy Research Unit. Retrieved [date] from http://epicpolicy.org/publication/poverty-and-potential
Charles Basch, Healthier Students are Better Learners. AS Research Initiative of the Campaign for Educational Equity. Teachers College, 2009
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So, What’s the Solution?6Slide7
What is a Community School?
A
school where:
The school and partners from across the community come together to educate and support kids creating collective impact
Community resources are strategically organized to support student success
There is a focus on the whole child, integrating academics, services, supports and
opportunities
Oakland Unified
Community School Video:
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLt-FC3awuo&list=UUfjpuPCz1affRXHA3Z5kMCg
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What are educators saying about community schools?8
http://bcove.me/g387031hSlide9
Why are CS necessary?
Creating the Conditions for Learning
Early childhood development programs nurture early learning and development
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ualified teachers, challenging curriculum, high standards, and high expectations
Students are motivated and engaged
Students have increased learning opportunities
Physical, social, and emotional needs are met for youth and families
Collaboration and respect between families and schools staff
The community is engaged in the school and promotes a
school climate
that is safe, supportive, and respectful and that
connects students
to a broader learning community
.
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Key PrinciplesFoster strong partnershipsResults-driven - shared accountability for results
Align school and community assets and expertise
Coordination
Set high expectations for all
Build on the community's strengths
Embrace diversity Slide11
Core Community School Elements11
Family and community engagement
Increased learning opportunities
Health and social services
Engaging curriculum connected to real world
Early childhood developmentSlide12
Health Services in Community SchoolsVision careMental health counseling (for students and families)Dental careImmunizationsHealth education & programming (dance classes, health eating, etc.)
Community gardens
Peer health promotion
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What Happens in a Community School?Slide14
Shared Focus on ResultsEnsuring students are:
Attending regularly
Achieving academically
Engaged and motivated—civically and academically
Healthy—physically, emotionally, mentally
Families and Communities:
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nvolved and supportive of children and their education.
Working together
Creating a safe environment for all involved
Make the community a more desirable place to live
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Community Schools are Producing ResultsStudent gains in academic achievement and non-academic development widely evident;
Parent/family
participation seen as instrumental to children’s success;
Schools
have stronger staff and parent relationships, improved school climate and greater community support;
Community
is stronger – improved safety and connections among people.Slide16
Student Academic Outcomes Cincinnati, OH - students receiving any opportunity or support service including tutoring, mentoring, college access, or after-school activities saw, on average, a 5.6 point increase in their reading scores from 2009-2010 to the 2010-2011 school year and a 4.6 point advance in math. This was in marked contrast to the 2.0 gain in reading and the 1.8 point gain in math among students who did not receive services. Cincinnati was also the first urban school district in Ohio to receive an effective rating and is the highest rated urban school district in the state
.
Tulsa
Area, OK
Community Schools
TACSI
students significantly outperformed comparison students in math by 32 points and in reading by 19 points in schools where the community school model was implemented most successfully.
Hartford, CT
- Schools
showed gains in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 test scores, and 2010-2011 scores remained steady. Afterschool participants demonstrated steady or greater increase in proficiency levels from 2009 through 2011, compared to non-participants
.
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Non-Academic OutcomesAn analysis of report cards in 11 K-5 City Connects (CCNX) schools in Boston MA, showed that CCNX students significantly outperformed students in comparative schools in academic work effort across grades 3-5 and had significantly better work habits by grade 5.
In a national evaluation of Communities in Schools (CIS), teachers indicated that CIS has a positive effect on their performance in the classroom by contributing to students’ classroom preparation and fostering positive attitudes toward learning
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In South King County, WA, 60% of students identified as needing help increased their class participation, attention and motivation; three quarters improved their academic performance over the course of the year. Student and teacher feedback indicated that programs help students feel safe and supported, foster a sense of belonging; and provide middle and high school students with opportunities to lead and mentor
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Rules of Engagement for Schools & PartnersLearn “school”
Ally with other partners in the school
Align the work of partners and the school toward common results.
Be represented on the school leadership team.
Build structures > cultures > high expectationsSlide19
19The Community Schools Advantage
Garner additional resources and reduce the demands on school staff
Provide learning opportunities that develop both academic and non-academic competencies
Build social capital — the networks and relationships that support learning and create opportunities for young people while strengthening their communitiesSlide20
CS Across AmericaAlbuquerque, NMBaltimore, MD
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Hartford, CT
Kansas City, MO
McDowell County, WV
Multnomah County, OR (Portland)
Nashville, TN
New York City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco, CA
Tukwila, WA
Tulsa, OK
Many more places…
there are over 80 systems across the countrySlide21
How do you finance this strategy? 21Slide22
Resources (financial & human capital) support & strengthen learningDistrict dollars leveraged 3:1
Collaborative leadership at site and system levels support finances
Public and private partners expand capacity
Coordination leverages capacity at minimal cost
Financing Community SchoolsSlide23
1) Community schools use the bulk of their resources to directly assist schools in meeting their core instructional mission, while also strengthening the health and well-being of students, families and neighborhoods.
Finding 1:
Most money supports learningSlide24
2) Diversified funding in community schools leverages district dollars 3:1.
Finding 2:
District dollars leveraged 3:1Slide25
Educational Streams
Title I
SIG – Title I School Improvement Dollars
1003 G – School Improvement Dollars
Special Education
Title II – Professional Development
Title III – English as a Second Language
Title IV – Safe and Drug Free Schools
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Full Service Community Schools Grant
Carol M. White Physical Education Grant
Safe Schools / Healthy Students
McKinney Vento Homeless Grant
Even Start
General FundSlide26
Non-Educational Public
Streams
Local Sources
City General Fund
County General Fund
Special Levies (Children’s Levies, etc.)
State Sources
Children’s Services
Housing & Community Services (emergency housing programs
, etc
.)
Energy Assistance Programs
Federal Sources
USDA CACFP (afterschool & suppers) & Summer lunch
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Community Services Block Grant
Energy Assistance & Weatherization Funding
SAMHSA
Head Start
TANF & Child Care $Slide27
Private Funding Streams
United Way
Businesses/Corporations (including Hospitals)
Foundations
Community Foundations
Grantmakers in Education
Other Foundations
Universities
FeesSlide28
WVBE Policy 2425: Community Schools
Paula
Fields, Community Schools CoordinatorSlide29
NEW Policy Titled:
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: PROMOTING HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING FOR
ACADEMIC
SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
(Policy 2425
)*
*Public comment closed June 16, 2014.
Slated for approval on
the July 9,
2014 WVBE Agenda.Slide30
The Objectives of the Community Schools Policy to
provide a framework for schools as they work to address the complex needs of students.
to
recognize the needs and understand that schools cannot meet students’ needs alone . . . schools must engage the community to ensure that all students’ and family needs are addressed so they can be healthy and ready to learn
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has been prepared as a positive for county boards to embrace without mandates.Slide31
LogoSlide32
Resource GuideSlide33
Potential Funding Innovation Zone GrantSchool Improvement GrantsPaula Fields, Coordinator Community Schools
WVDE Office of Special Programs
305-558-8830
prfields@k12.wv.us
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ResourcesVisit AFT’s Community School page: http://www.aft.org/issues/schoolreform/commschools/index.cfmVisit the Coalition for Community Schools:
www.communityschools.org