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Young Elected Officials Network 2012 National Convening. Kwesi Rollins , MSW Director , Leadership Programs, Institute for Educational Leadership. June 22, 2012. Who Are We?. Institute for Educational Leadership Working in education since1964 Center for Leadership and Policy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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?
www.communityschools.org 3
Shared vision and accountability for
results
Strong partnerships
High expectations for all
Community strengths
Respect for diversity
Local decision making
Core Principles
www.communityschools.org 4
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 [email protected]
(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