March newsletter

March 2011

• Spotlight On: CS Leaders Brief Federal Policymakers
  Coalition Update
  Research & Resources
  Opportunities & Events

Spotlight On: A Strategy To Invest In: CS Leaders Brief Federal Policymakers

Last month, the Coalition hosted two briefings to roll out a new report, Financing Community Schools: Leveraging Resources to Support Student Success, showcasing how three communities are utilizing the community school strategy as the vehicle to address their strained fiscal realities. The first briefing, held on Capitol Hill, was co-hosted with the offices of Senators Reed (D-RI) and Sanders (I-VT), along with Representatives Hoyer (D-MD) and Chu (D-CA). Community schools leaders briefed Congressional staffers, USDE staff, among others about how implementing community school strategy helps individual schools and local jurisdictions operate and use funding more effectively. They shared inspiring stories of how they were able to spend less by leveraging their communities’ resources to support students, educators, families, and the community. Read full report here.

Coalition Update: Report to the Field

• The Huffington Post Features Coalition Blog by Director Marty Blank!

• Delaware Community Schools Expand Health Resources

• Help spread CS strategy: Take Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Survey

• Apply Now: 2011 Community Schools National Awards for Excellence!

• The Coalition Applauds the President’s 2012 Education Budget

• CS Coordinator Training: NEW! Miami University of Ohio Graduate Certificate in Family, School, and Community Connections

• NEW Report: Financing Community Schools: Leveraging Resources to Support Student Success

 

• NEW! Evaluation Ranks Communities In Schools as Most Effective Dropout Prevention Organization in America

 

• Promise Neighborhoods and Community Schools: A Common Denominator

 

• Funding Opportunity to Support Community-Based Service Learning
  

• Archived Webinars: Youth Engagement and School Improvement Grant Implementation

 

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Opportunities & Events

March 30- April 1, 2011: Seattle Community Schools Learning Lab   March 31, 2011, 3-4 pm EST: Community Schools: Effectively and Efficiently Investing in Our Youth   June 26-29, 2011: National School-Based Health Care Convention   October 16-18, 2011: Children’s Aid Society Practicum   May 16-18, 2012: National Forum San Francisco, CA

Back to the top   The Coalition for Community Schools believes that strong communities require strong schools and strong schools require strong communities. We envision a future in which schools are centers of thriving communities where everyone belongs, works together, and succeeds. The Coalition advances opportunities for the success of children, families and communities by promoting the development of more, and more effective, community schools. The Coalition for Community Schools is housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC.