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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Forward Essential Resources
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strategy Ìýa school into a place where educators, local community members, families, and students work together to strengthen conditions for student learning and healthy development. As partners, they organize in- and out-of-school resources, supports, and opportunities so that young people thrive.
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Financing Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ: A Framework for Growth and SustainabilityÌý
A companion brief to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Playbook, that introduces a framework for financing community schools that reflects tested practices, as well as, provide examples of how community schools at varying stages of development can identify and implement financing strategies.
Community School Site Standards
The Community School Standards aim to help new community schools more effectively develop and implement their community school plans; assist existing community schools to strengthen the quality of their practice and document outcomes; and provide a consistent language and framework for advocacy, technical assistance, research, funding, and policy efforts.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ: A Whole-Child Framework for School Improvement
A framework on how Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ addresses the needs of the whole-child as well as how states can support this model.ÌýÌý
A Framework for More and Better Learning through Community School Partnerships
This paper provides a learning framework on how community schools systemically promote better learning through results-focused community partnerships.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as an Effective School Improvement Strategy: A Review of the Evidence – Research Brief
This report synthesizes the research evidence about the impact of community schools on student and school outcomes. Its aim is to support and inform school, community, district, and state leaders as they consider, propose, or implement community schools as a strategy for providing equitable, high-quality education to all young people.Ìý
What Is the Impact of the New York City Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Initiative?
This research brief highlights the impact of the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) initiative, New York City Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Initiative (NYC-CS) along seven outcome domains (attendance, educational attainment, academic performance, disciplinary inci-dents, teachers’ shared responsibility for student success, student connectedness to adults and peers, and family empowerment opportunities).
RETURN On INVESTMENT of a Community School Coordinator
This case study calculates the return-on-investment for a Community School Coordinator, the person who oversees implementation of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strategy, and shares responsibility for the outcomes.
This case study calculates the return-on-investment for a Community School Coordinator, the person who oversees implementation of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strategy, and shares responsibility for the outcomes.
Click here to view the “What the Four Pillars of Community School Look Like In Action” infographic.Ìý