May 9-12, 2012
2012 National Forum San Francisco, CA
The Coalition for Community Schools 2012 National Forum will bring together a diverse group of leaders from the fields of education, youth development, health and human services, family support, neighborhood and community development, government, philanthropy and others who work at the local, state and national levels. Leaders will learn how to mobilize local leadership, plan and organize community schools, increase their capacity to advocate for com-munity schools, gather and utilize data to help make the case, and apply best practices across the range of supports and opportunities.
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PAST EVENTS:
June 26-29, 2011
National School-Based Health Care Convention
The 2011 theme, School-based health care and the community: A partnership that works, highlights our focus on collaborations between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and community schools. In addition, our location – Chicago – reflects this year’s emphasis on the Midwest region. Join us June 26-29, 2011 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile for a deeper dialogue about how the partnerships between SBHCs and community schools can create stronger communities and healthier, more successful youth.
Click here to view the event website and register now!
June 15- June 16, 2011
Comunity Schools National Awards for Excellence and Advocacy Event!
Community schools across the nation are deepening family engagement, improving attendance, and increasing academic achievement. Highlighting the joint work of schools and communities the Coalition for Community Schools presents the 2011 National Community School Award for Excellence to: Roy Clark Elementary School, Tulsa, OK; Ethel Taylor Academy, Cincinnati, OH; and Glencliff High School, Nashville, TN. Join the Coalition and its national and local partners June 16th (8:30-10am) at the Capitol Visitors Center (SVC 203-02), for a breakfast on Capitol Hill celebrating the winners.
The Awardees demonstrate: deep and purposeful partnerships with other organizations that are well-integrated in the life of the school, strong families and community engagement, financial sustainability through leveraged resources, and engaging instruction.
The breakfast and ceremony is co-sponsored by House Minority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). These Members are strong supporters of the community school strategy, having introduced the
Full Service Community Schools Act of 2011, the
DIPLOMA Act of 2011, and the
Supporting Community Schools Act of 2011.
April 14, 2011 2:00-3:30 pm (EST)
Partner Webinar: Ensuring School Rediness Through Successful Transition
The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with several Coalition partners (United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and Harvard Family Research Project), is presenting: Ensuring School Readiness Through Successful Transitions, their sixth webinar in a series called, Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement.
This webinar will explore how and why smooth transitions among early learning environments are critical for school readiness and are the first step toward preparing students for success in college and career. Presenters will focus on what it takes to foster continuity as children move from early learning programs to preschool to kindergarten, and will discuss the specific roles of early learning programs, schools, and families in preparing young children to enter school ready for success.
March 31, 2011, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Coalition WEBINAR: CS Effectively and Efficiently Investing in Our Youth
In a time of scarce resources, it is important to understand how leaders around the country, in statehouses and city agencies, school districts and communities, are maximizing dwindling resources. A recent report by the Coalition for Community Schools, Financing Community Schools: Leveraging Resources to Support Student Success, highlights several communities that have figured out how to do more with less. The report finds that diversified funding in community schools leverages district dollars 3:1.
The Coalition invites you to participate in a webinar to learn how two community school initiatives (Evansville, IN and Multnomah County, OR) are successfully leveraging resources – both public and private. Presenters, from school districts and local jurisdictions that are seriously implementing the community school strategy, will discuss their experience along with the benefits of this strategy in transforming their schools.
Webinar Guests:
- Cathlin Gray, Associate Superintendent , Center for Family, School, and Community Partnerships, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
- Diana Hall, Program Supervisor, SUN Service System, Multnomah County, OR