1. Community School National Model Applied to Refugees in Lancaster, PA
Pam
December 2, 2016

2. Agenda Audience Survey IU13 Community Ed Community Schools
District Partnerships
Taking it Home
Presenters:
Tim Shenk
Josh McManness

3. Questions for the Audience
Why did you decide to attend this session?
What do you know about Community Schools?
What types of contracts have you received from Districts?

4. Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
22 School Districts
1600 Employees
Programs
Early Childhood Education
PreK-12 (Gifted, OTDA)
Special Education
Nonpublic School Services
Events, Trainings, Workshops
PA Training and Education Assistance Network
Community Education

5. Community Education Adult Education Pearson Testing
HSE and ESL
Family Literacy
Reentry
Citizenship
Workplace
Health Careers
Pearson Testing
Services for Schools
International Students
Parent Workshops
Community School

6. Community School Concept
We know that the school cannot do it alone, the family cannot do it alone and the community cannot do it alone, so in all coming together, we make the best use of resources and have the greatest impact.
National Model
Expands the Role of Schools
Parent Center
They have brochures in their packets.

7. Lead Agency for Community Schools
Burrowes Elementary – Communities in Schools
Fulton Elementary— YWCA
Lincoln Middle School– Communities in Schools
Reynolds Middle School– IU13
Washington Elementary School– The Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster
Elevator Pitch:
“Full service community schools serve as a hub in the community. Community School staff work to connect the family and the school with community resources to promote student success. The idea is that we serve the whole child and the whole family. We try to meet physical, mental, emotional and basic needs of students and families so that when students are in the classroom, they can focus on learning. Our community school has a health clinic onsite (ours is run by South East Lancaster Health Services). Through our parent center, we work collaboratively with families to ensure their voices are included in the decision making processes and that they can advocate for their child’s education. We know that the school cannot do it alone, the family cannot do it alone and the community cannot do it alone, so in all coming together, we have the greatest impact.”

8. Escaping War, Torture and Ethnic Cleansing
Refugees
Escaping War, Torture and Ethnic Cleansing
Tim

9. A Community School with a focus on refugees and immigrants
Our Mission
A Community School with a focus on refugees and immigrants
We engage community members in opportunities for education, integration, wellness, and work leading to self-sufficiency and enrichment
Optional slide

10. Major Contributors Rotary Club of Lancaster: $100,000
Lancaster County Community Foundation: Up to $280,000 over 4 years
United Way: Up to $892,500 over 3 years
Refugee School Impact Grant; PDE: $144,600 over 2 years
21st Century (SDoL): Parent class and after-school learning opportunities
June 30, 2016: $759,466 of in kind resources
Tim. Within the next 3 years, approximately $1.5 million has been committed towards the Refugee Center and Community School.

11. Building the Center
Tim

12. Programming Education Wellness Work Integration Look at brochures
Tim: English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for adults
Citizenship Classes for adults
Additional ESL services for children before or after school
Childcare services
Cultural orientation
Support for connecting to their child’s school and to become an advocate for their child’s education
Job search services
Health services
Case management
Financial literacy workshops
Tax services
Empower Kits, provided by Power Packs
Volunteer management
Uniform bank
Partnerships with local organizations to provide other needed resources or programs

13. Numbers Served Children: 132 Power Packs for Families: 55
Referrals to Supporting Agencies: 20
Women’s Craft Night: 20
Refugee Parent Night: 25
ESL for Parents: 14
Navigation Support: 59
Volunteers: 3,061 hours

14. PSSA Results Since Opening Center

15. Tim: Eating lunch at Amish farm

16. Tim: Community Gardens; plots rented to refugee families

17. Tim: The North Museuma

18. Parent Workshops and Classes
Conestoga Valley
La Academia Partnership Charter School of Lancaster
Funding Sources
21st Century
Keystones to Opportunity (Striving Readers)
Titles I and III
ESSA Act: Title IV/Community Support for School Success
The best indicator of a child’s literacy ability is the mother’s literacy level.
Ref: National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education: Developing Partnerships and National Center for Education Statistics 2005 Report; Children’s Literacy Initiative, The Importance of Investing in Literacy; National Center for Family Literacy, Literacy Facts & Figures
Title I: math and reading intervention, and there’s a parent component
Title III: Language learning
The workshop includes the following topics:
1.       Why learning to read well is so important
2.       How to create a reading/learning environment at home (including the importance of visiting the library)
3.       How to make reading to your children fun for you and them
4.       How to read to your child in a way that instills reading comprehension skills
5.       How to have fun while practicing reading skills (increasing phonemic awareness, learning site words, practicing phonics)
6      How to help your child build reading fluency
7.       The importance of instilling GRIT in your child
8.       How to motivate your child to read by finding the appropriate reading material to match his skill level. I

19. Presenters:
Tim Shenk, Program Director IU13 Community Education
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Joshua McManness, Coordinator, IU13 Community Education
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