Conference Presentations
This year we invited all presenters to share their presentations from conference workshops on our website. They are available here in both powerpoint and word formats.

If you have any questions please contact:
Noelani Schneider

2002 Conference Presentations

"Building Bridges Between Education and Youth Development "
Presenter: Milbrey McLaughlin, Ph.D.
School of Education, Stanford University

Overview: Milbrey McLaughlin, Ph.D., a national leader in youth
development and education, reflects on the impact of the National
Research Council’s new report, Community Programs to Promote
Youth Development youth development organizations and her own
research, which combines studies of K-12 education policy in the U.S.
and work on community-school collaboration to support youth
development.

Download - Coalition for Community Schools June 24 2002.ppt

"Developing Effective Sustainability Plans"
·Presenter: Barbara Langford
The Finance Project - Washington, DC

Overview: Participants will be provided a framework for thinking about
sustainability; and given tools and processes to help develop sustainability
plans.

Download - ccs_langford.pdf

" Community Schools and Educational Reform, Making the Case"
Presented by: Lisa Villarreal & Suzanne Falzone
California Center for Community School Partnerships / Healthy Start Field Office - UC Davis, CA

Overview: Participants will hear: 1) How the community schools
approach is making significant impact on student growth and
learning and community well being;
2) How the community schools approach is helping to meet the
mandates of nation wide education reforms;
3) Why this approach should be an essential component of public
education at all grade levels. Real life examples will be shared.
Participant interaction and valuable handouts will also be
distributed.

Download - Power Point Presentation
Download - Action Planner 1( Word Document)
Download - Action Planner 2( Word Document)

" Community as Text and Test: Learning by Improving
Where We Live"
Presented by: Jack Chin
Funders' Forum on Environment and Education (F2E2)
email: jack@f2e2.org

Overview:Learning and problem-solving using a community's unique characteristics offer a powerful way to overcome the disconnect
between school and children's lives. Brief presentations describe
school day and after-school projects that use this approach.
Participants will then strategize how curriculum might incorporate
local issues and the resources of their partners.

Download - Community as Text Power Point Presentation
Download - RECOMMENDED RESOURCES( Word Document)

" Promising Practices in 21st Century Community Learning Centers"

Presented by : Elizabeth Partoyane
Center for Youth Development and Policy Research
Academy for Educational Development
E-Mail: epartoya@aed.org

Overview:What are the "promising practices" in 21st CCLC programs?
This session will discuss "practices", their importance for quality, and
use activities for participants to develop program practices within any community school.

Download - 2002 Coalition for Community Schools Forum handout.doc
Download - 2002 Coalition for Community Schools Forum overheads.doc

"Creating Community Schools and Making Them Work!"
Presented by Jim Grim
Community School Coordinator
George Washington Community School
email: grimj@mail.ips.k12.in.us

Overview:This institute will explore the strategies, benefits and
challenges of involving businesses, health and mental health agencies,
youth development organizations, parents, school leaders and others
in creating programs and resources at schools.

Download - GWCS Power Point Presentation.ppt
Download- GWCS Profile.doc

"The School, Family, and Community Partnership Action Team Model"
Presenter: Linda Peterson,
Institute for Responsive Education - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Overview: This interactive workshop will introduce the School, Family,
and Community Partnership Action Team Model utilized by the Institute
for Responsive Education, as an effective tool for community schools interested in strengthening family involvement activities and
decision-making by family members in the education process.

Download- Community Schools DC.ppt


"Strategies for Success: Making the public service advertising campaign work for you"
Presented by : Heidi Arthur
The Advertising Council - New York, NY

Overview:The Children's Aid Society, the Coalition for Community
Schools and the Ad Council are continuing their successful public
service advertising campaign, Community Schools for Excellence. A representative from the Ad Council will present strategies to help
your organization/school develop a media strategy to help you use
this tool to generate support for community schools at the local level.

Download- Media Call Report for CAS Conference.doc
Download- Talking Points For Media Outreach.doc
Download- Final CAS Presentation.ppt

"Engaging Municipal Officials in After School Programs"
Presented by : Mark Ouellette
National League of Cities: After-School Initiatives - Washington, DC
Email: Ouellette@nlc.org

Overview: This workshop will identify resources that can be used to
engagelocal elected officials in supporting quality after school programs. After-school programs coordinators from Indiana and Nebraska will
contribute their experiences to this discussion.

Download- CCS Presentation.ppt

Conference Handouts and Misc

"After School Enrichment Curricula"
Forum handout disseminated by Sarah Jonas
Children's Aid Society - New York, NY
email: sarahj@childrensaidsociety.org

Overview:Experience engaging, hands-on activities that build academic
and social skills in elementary-age extended day programs and hear a community school director share strategies for successfully
implementing a quality extended day enrichment program through
positive school-community partnerships and effective staff management.

Download - After School Enrichment Curricula Yvonne's version.doc

"It's Everywhere! How to Build Family Support Into Every
Activity in a Community School"
Presented by Jessica Strauss & Lina Cramer
Family Support America - Chicago, IL
Email: JSevolve@aol.com

Overview:Families need to be strong, healthy and engaged in order
to be able to support their children in the learning process. This
hands-on training workshop will look beyond the model of a "family
resource center in a school" to examine how every activity in a
community school can strengthen families.

Download - CCS conference hand-outs.doc

" Team Strategies for Success - Doing What Counts in Education"
Speech Presented by Mary Ann Smialek
QUEST SOLUTIONS - Wexford, PA
email: masmialek@msn.com

Overview: Learn how to break down the barriers in your community
school -i.e. shrinking budgets, fewer resources, growing demands
on staff, and insufficient family support - by building the necessary
support partnerships. Explore the 7 Steps to Team Success in
Education.

Download - powerofteams.doc

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