It's a focused, highly strategic
take on the community schools concept that has been adopted by some other school systems, and community members say it's been very successful.
We believe that you — the local practitioners, educators, and policymakers — hold key resources and expertise that will benefit others
working on community school development and improvement.
The city's dramatic new
focus on community schools is a stark departure from the initiative's under - the - radar status over the last ten months.
Because ESSA requires that federally funded interventions be «evidence - based,» we reviewed both research
on community schools as a comprehensive strategy and research on each of the four individual pillars of the strategy.
According to NFCC, the impact of school fires is significant; while they have an impact in financial terms they also have a devastating impact
on the communities schools serve, along with the environment and the disruption to students, teachers and families.
Other pre-conference activities included a convening of state FCE directors and a
session on community schools facilitated by the Coalition for Community Schools, emphasizing the important role of family engagement in implementing the community school strategy.
The evidence
base on community schools and their pillars justifies the use of community schools as a school improvement strategy that helps children succeed academically and prepare for full and productive lives.
Supporting Research and Evaluations As the community schools movement continues to grow in Illinois and across the country so too does the body of research
on community school programs.
At the end of May 2017, nine Trojan Battery Company employees traveled with GRID to San Isidro, Nicaragua, where they installed
solar on a community school and health clinic.
As you know, we're into our second full year of the New Education Bargain, with an
emphasis on community schools, parental engagement, teacher support - and her responses to the questions that the Board asked indicated that she would be someone that would be very supportive of all of the tenets of the New Education Bargain.»
First lady Chirlane McCray made her first public pitch for mayoral control of city schools on Wednesday, speaking at a parent
forum on community schools in Brooklyn.
«I am glad that we were able to secure $ 500,000 in this year's budget to continue the UFT's
vision on community schools and I thank Sen. Marisol Alcantara for her dedication to bringing this vision to life at PS 192, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew for his commitment to enhancing public education through community schools.»
She started writing, getting her
pieces on community schools, accountability, and students left behind published in influential publications like The Washington Post and Education Week.
De Blasio's own political career began with a
slot on the Community School Board for District 15, then a seat on the New York City Council, where he spent eight years representing Brooklyn (2001 to 2009).
Advocacy Day June 6, 2017 Washington, DC The Coalition invites you to join peers from across the Nation to educate your Members of
Congress on the community school strategy and illustrate to them how our work is leading to families and students success.
We regularly contribute articles to professional journals and books; host at least one national community schools conference each year; publish a monthly
e-newsletter on community school innovations; and use social media to reach diverse audiences.
The de Blasio administration is
banking on the community school model to help turn around some of the city's worst schools: the administration is investing $ 150 million to turn 94 struggling schools into community schools.
SIG was a «terrible investment,» said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, adding that she thinks federal dollars would be better
spent on community schools and career and technical education programs.
The Learning Policy Institute shared its findings and
recommendations on community schools as a means to school improvement, based on a study it recently conducted with the National Education Policy Center.
He is a member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the Caucus of Working Educators, and he serves
on the Community Schools Task Force organized through the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools (PCAPS).
Talking
points on community schools to help coalition members discuss their schools» experience within the larger framework of community schools; and
AFC Testifies on Community and Renewal Schools, February 27, 2018 AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education at a
hearing on community schools, renewal schools, and a special education reporting bill.
As the community schools movement continues to grow in Illinois and across the country so too does the body of
research on community school programs.
The Executive Budget also proposes a focus
on community schools as a way to help faltering schools to improve, but the $ 100 million allocation is not nearly enough to implement the program in all the schools that need it.
Monday morning started bright and early with a popular pre-conference
session on Community School and Family Engagement and the inspiring Breathing Joy and Justice session.
The article was
based on Community Schools: Transforming Struggling Schools into Thriving Schools, a recent report by SEF, Center for Popular Democracy, and IEL's Coalition for Community Schools.
My growth as a leader within this teacher research study allowed me to reevaluate what is important to me, sparking my interest in a large - scale
focus on community schools and family partnership at a city - wide level.
To determine whether community schools meet the ESSA requirements for evidence - based interventions, researchers reviewed 125 peer - reviewed studies and other published research
on community schools.
This brief by the Learning Policy Institute examines the research
on community schools, with two primary emphases.
This brief from Learning Policy Institute provides a review of the research
on community schools.
We are a diverse team of 12 teachers who met for several weeks to review research
on Community Schools and examine the status quo in New York City Office of Community Schools.
WHEREAS, research
on Community Schools has demonstrated improvements in student achievement, dropout rates, student behavior, attendance, parental involvement, graduation rates, college going rates and school accountability ratings.
Additionally, President & CEO Jennifer Peck served as Director of the State Superintendent's Transition Advisory Team in 2011 and continues to serve as an advisor to the Superintendent on after school and summer programs, as well as
on community schools.
This brief examines the research
on community schools, with two primary emphases.