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Afterschool Alliance

ESSA: Opportunities for Community-School Partnerships

This webinar will focus on Title IV of ESSA and opportunities for community-school partnerships, especially in the following funds and programs: the Student Success and Academic Enrichment block grant, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Full Service Community Schools, Promise Neighborhoods, and Statewide Family Engagement Centers.

Dual Capacity

The Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships

Based on existing research and best practices, the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Version 2) is designed to support the development of family engagement strategies, policies, and programs. It is not a blueprint for engagement initiatives, which must be designed to fit the particular contexts in which they are carried out. Instead, the Framework should be seen as a compass, laying out the goals and conditions necessary to chart a path toward effective family engagement efforts that are linked to student achievement and school improvement.

The Institute for Educational Leadership

Taking It To the Next Level – Strengthening & Sustaining Family Engagement through Integrated, Systemic Practice

A comprehensive nation-wide survey served as a catalyst for a deeper examination of regional and district family engagement practices that highlight systemic exemplars and strategies from across the country.

Coalition for Community Schools

The Role of Community Schools in Place-Based Initiatives – Collaborating for Student Success

This paper demonstrates that Community schools offer a powerful vision and strategy for what schools should look like within broader place-based initiatives and how community schools can benefit from alignment with other efforts.

Coalition for Community Schools

The Growing Convergence of Community Schools and Expanded Learning Opportunities

This report captures the scope and nature of expanded learning opportunities in community school partnerships. The report includes a new ELO typology and state-of-the-art ELO practices that community schools are implementing.

Coalition for Community Schools

Raising Graduation and College Going Rates: Community High School Case Studies

This report tells the stories of eight community high schools across the country that are changing the curve on high school achievement and preparing students for success in college, careers, and life.

Coalition for Community Schools

Partnerships, Not Pushouts: A Guide for School Board Members on Community Partnerships for Student Success

Coalition for Community Schools

Nine Elements of Effective School Community Partnerships to Address Student Mental Health, Physical Health, and Overall Wellness

The Coalition for Community Schools and the National Association of School Psychologists outline nine key elements necessary for creating and sustaining effective partnerships to improve student mental health, physical health, and overall wellness.

Coalition for Community Schools

Making the Difference: Research and Practice in Community Schools (Full Report) and Executive Summary

This report shows how community schools offer a practical and effective strategy for educating all children to their full potential. Outlines and reviews advantages of community schools and conditions for learning that these advantages create based on research.

Coalition for Community Schools

Growing Community Schools: The Role of Cross-Boundary Leadership

The 11 communities profiled in this report illustrate how cross boundary leadership helps community schools move from pilot projects to large-scale, community-wide education reform strategies.