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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Martin Blank, President, Institute for Educational Leadership, Director Coalition for Community Schools
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COMMUNITY SCHOOLSa RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
The same “black box” of ingredients that makes the Mediterranean Diet so effective is the same recipe that community schools use.
Community Schools are
Smart Schools
Community Schools help
students learn
Community Schools build
strong communities
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ORGANIZING FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT (BRYK ET AL)
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Shared vision and accountability for results
Strong partnerships
Leveraging resources
Alignment of school and community assets
High expectations for all
Community strengths
Respect for diversity
Local decision making
COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORE PRINCIPLES
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School Site
Site Resource Coordinator
Health
Recreation
Adult ed Tutoring
Social Services
Art
After School
Parent Center
Community Meetings
KEYS AT THE SCHOOL SITE
Supportive Principal Involved Teachers Community School Coordinator School Site Leadership Team Results Focus Engaged Partners
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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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SCHOOL-SITE LEADERSHIP
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INTERMEDIARY
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Develop clear criteria◦ Legitimacy◦ Credibility◦ Community
relationships◦ Technical capacity◦ Staff
Consider the range of possibilities◦ Community planning
councils◦ Higher education
institutions◦ Local education funds◦ Local governments◦ Non-profit
organizations◦ School districts◦ United Ways
FINANCING: THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FORMULA
At the School Site Partners: Financed by existing resources School funded programs and personnel Community school coordinator: Financing sources
Foundations and Corporations United Ways Local Government School Districts Higher Education Institutions
Leveraging Power: $1 to $3-7
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THE SCALE UP SPIRAL
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Overview More on
milestones Stories from
the field How you
know if you are making progress
Pitfalls
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“WE TEND TO PUT CONSIDERATIONS OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMY OFF-LIMITS IN EDUCATION-REFORM POLICY DISCUSSIONS. HOWEVER, WE DO SO AT OUR PERIL. THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR PURPOSE REQUIRES THAT WE LEARN TO RUB OUR BELLIES AND PAT OUR HEADS AT THE SAME TIME.”
- Paul E. Barton
RESOURCES
Coalition Websitewww.communityschools.org Scaling up Community Schools Guidehttp://www.communityschools.org/resources/systems_web_guide.aspx Martin [email protected]
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