1. Community Schools Overview

2. Students in Community Schools will graduate with core content knowledge, they will have acquired key life skills, and developed academic and personal behaviors that set them up for success in college and in life.
This means that Community Schools will be places where children have opportunities to learn, gain skills, create joy and have the experiences that ignite curiosity and allow children discover their passions and talents.

3. Community Schools: Expanding Centers of Opportunity
A strategy to organize resources and share leadership so that  academics, social services and supports are integrated into the fabric of schools
Schools are able to better serve the needs of families and students 
Resulting in improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities
Equity is central to our vision of Community Schools
More than a collection of services
An opportunity to equip students with greater social and cultural capital
Increased relationships to people, places and ideas outside their poverty constrained world

4. State of Student homelessness – Scale of Challenge – Community schools disproportionately impacted
150
Community Schools
63 High Schools
47 Middle Schools
12 K-8
29 Elementary Schools
~64,000
Students
9,500
#STH in all Community Schools (12% avg)
Numbers are much higher; its self reported
Many families due to safety concerns and other reasons, do not want to report their housing status.

5. Big picture – Citywide trends
There were over 100,000 students in temporary housing in NYC, as of the 2015/2016 school year.
New York City currently has the highest rates of homelessness since the Great Depression.
Research indicates that Students in Temporary Housing are more likely to be:
chronically absent
have negative academic performance
suspended
more likely to drop out of school
Even after regaining permanent housing, the effects of being in temporary housing remain.
 GOOD NEWS- Community Schools are very well positioned to provide support to Students in Temporary Housing and make a positive impact.

6. Core Outcomes and Results
Student-Level
School-Level
Increased attendance and student engagement
Improved school culture
Families are more actively engaged in children’s education
Connectedness to adults
Development of social and emotional skills
Seamless service delivery with partner
organizations
These tie into our Theory of Change
And today we want to give you a peak into our progress towards some of these results
Improved academic performance

7. Core Structures Drive Key Initiatives
Building defined community partnerships with a dedicated Community School Director Innovating practice through data and evaluation Leveraging inter-agency partnerships

8. Core Services Deliver Scaled Programs
Expanded Learning Time
Summer Programming
Specialized Partnerships & Subcontractors
CBO Co-facilitation & Push-in before, during and after school
Family Engagement
Family Nights
Family Leadership Training
Community School Forums
Specialized Programs
(Adult Education Classes, Home Visit Project, etc.)
Attendance Improvement Strategies
Success Mentors
New Visions Student Data Sorter
Weekly Attendance Meetings
Health Services
Mental Health
Asthma Prevention
Reproductive Health
Vision
Services
School Based Health Centers

9. For more information: www.communityschools.nyc