young elected officials network 2012 national convening

Young Elected Officials Network

2012 National Convening

Kwesi Rollins, MSWDirector, Leadership Programs, Institute for Educational Leadership

June 22, 2012

Institute for Educational Leadership Working in education since1964 Center for Leadership and Policy Center for Workforce Development Center for Family, School and Community

Who Are We?

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A place and a set of partnerships connecting school, family, and community

Distinguished by an integrated focus on academics, early childhood, youth development, family engagement, health and social services, and community development

Curriculum emphasizes real-world learning

Expanded learning opportunities

Uniquely equipped to develop its students into educated citizens ready and able to give back to their communities.

What is a Community School?

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Shared vision and accountability for

results

Strong partnerships

High expectations for all

Community strengths

Respect for diversity

Local decision making

Core Principles

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Over 170 partners including the United Way Worldwide, AFT, NEA, AASA, America’s Promise, Promise Neighborhood Institute, YMCA, BBBS, NASBHC, APHA, higher ed., & others

Support and convene practitioners on the ground, across the country

Uniquely positioned to convene national, state, and local partners across sectors

Coalition for Community Schools

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50 community school systems; thousands of community schools

Encouraged by Secretary Duncan’s support and his work in Chicago

1,400 participants at 2012 Community Schools National Forum

Increased attention due to necessity: leverage existing resources in challenging economy (EdWeek cover story)

Growing number of place-based initiatives

State of the Community School Movement

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Federal◦ Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Waivers◦ School Improvement Grants◦ Race to the Top (district-level awards coming

soon)◦ Focus on neighborhoods and communities (place-

based)◦ ESEA is going nowhere

State/Local◦ Budget shortfalls in all areas: education, health,

etc.◦ Education legislation to line up for federal grants◦ Common Core Standards

Educational Landscape

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Non-academic factors matter to our

children’s success

◦ Health, mental health, early childhood

opportunities, nutrition, social/emotional

◦ 2/3 of achievement is attributable to non-school

factors (Rothstein, 2010)

◦ Needs are growing (MetLife survey)

Challenges on the Ground

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Teachers under attack

◦ Job satisfaction decreasing (MetLife)

Narrowing curriculum disengaged

students

Early chronic absence (10 days or more)

Early childhood: eligibility challenges;

decrease in funding

Access to services

Challenges on the Ground (cont.)

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Manifestos of 2008◦ Education Equality Project◦ Broader Bolder Approach◦ Community Agenda for America’s Public Schools◦ Essentially: In-school v. out-of-school

Centralized v. decentralized◦ School/community ↭ district◦ District ↭ state◦ State ↭ federal◦ Mayor ↭ school boards

Education “Battles”

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Competition v. equity

Silver bullet v. comprehensive

Public v. privatization (and the role of foundations)

Data v. common sense

Collaborative overload

Education “Battles” (cont.)

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The Challenge: Creating the Conditions for Learning

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•Early childhood development opportunities•Core instructional program, qualified teachers•Students are motivated and engaged in learning•Expanded learning opportunities•The basic physical, mental, and emotional health needs met

•Parental engagement and collaboration•A school climate that is safe, supportive, and respectful; connects students to a broader learning community

What else?

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The Community School Solution

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THEORY OF ACTION: A Scaled-Up System of Community Schools

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Community-Wide Leadership

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Increased Achievement: High-implementing Tulsa community schools outperform non-community schools in math by 32 points and reading by 19 points

Increased Graduation: Oyler Community Learning Center in Cincinnati has graduated more students in past 3 years than previous 85

Ready for school: Students participating in Judy Centers (MD community schools) had higher readiness scores than comparison

Quality Instruction: Increase in student enrollment in Honors and/or AP courses - 20% to 33.3% at Glencliff High School; Increase in graduation rate - 66.4% to 81.2% (Nashville, TN)

Select Results

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School Board◦ Cincinnati, OH Policy

7500◦ Hartford, CT◦ Tukwila & Highline

(Seattle area), WA◦ Oakland, CA

City Council◦ Washington, DC

Intergovernmental Agreements◦ SUN Community

Schools Multnomah County, OR (Portland)

State: IL, CT, CSBA Federal

◦ ESEA◦ RTT Districts◦ SIG◦ Promise

Neighborhood/FSCS

Supportive Policies

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Community Schools Blend Funding and Leverage District Funds 3:1

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Education Title I; School Improvement Grants; IDEA; Title II—Professional Development; Title III—English Language Learner; Title IV—Safe and Drug Free; 21st Century Community Learning

Centers; Carol M. White Physical Education Grant; Safe School/Healthy Students; McKinney Vento Homeless Grant; Full-Service Community Schools Promise Neighborhoods

Housing and Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods

Corporation for National Service AmeriCorps

Juvenile Justice Programs

USDA Nutrition Programs

Health and Human Services Head Start; Centers for Disease Control; Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse; HRSA Medicaid Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA) Etc. Etc. Etc.

Think systemically, not just programmatically

Community engagement: Convene innovators

◦ Take a leadership role, organize community mtgs.◦ Identify community needs (e.g., DC Voice)

Constituent services Positioned to bust silos, across agencies

How can you help community schools flourish?

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Questions to ask…

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Results we want? Shared vision? Resources in our community?

◦ Financial, physical, human, political, organizational

Self-interest? Power? Politics?

How do you get this group together?

Contact Information

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Kwesi Rollinsrollinsk@iel.org

(202) 822-8405 x130www.iel.org

www.communityschools.org www.ncwd-youth.info

www.ramp.iel.org www.ncld-youth.info

http://epfp.iel.org