Missed our webinar? Click on the corresponding links below to access the PowerPoint presentations and/or listen to the audio simultaneously of past webinar presentations on a variety of policy and pracitioner topics. Enjoy! (If you have suggestions for future webinar topics, please email: ccs@iel.org.) 

2013
Community Schools Education Day - Webinar Series

• Federal and State Policy 101
• How to Advocate

Early Learning and Child Development in Community School Settings

Cincinnati Community Learning Centers Webinar Series

2012
Teacher Voice: How Unions Support Community School Initiatives

Child Tax Credit Outreach (presented by the National Women's Law Center)

Taking Community Schools to Scale

Community Schools and Other Place-Based Strategies

Marketing the Community Schools Concept

Race to the Top District Applications: Planning for Partnerships

Expanded Learning Time and Opportunities: The Community Schools Way


2011
A Conversation with David Kirp

National Call to Action: Making the Case for Community Schools

Community Schools: Reading on Grade Level by the End of 3rd Grade

Community Schools: Effectively & Efficiently Investing in Our Youth

Community Schools: A Vehicle for School Improvement Grant Implementation

Youth Engagement in Community Schools: Promising Practices from the National Beacons Initiative


Scaling Up School and Community Partnerships Guide Webinar Series:
October 24: A General Overview of the Scaling Up Guide: What's in the Guide, how it works, and how to use it in your community
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording)

November 2: Session 1 - A school, an intermediary, a community: What does a scaled up system of community schools look like?
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording)

Nov. 16: Session 2 - Getting going: Deciding to scale up 
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording)

Nov. 30: Session 3 - Develop an operating framework and planning for scale up
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording) 

Dec. 14: Session 4 - Scale up for sustainability and implementation (Register here)
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording)


The National League of Cities and Coalition for Community Schools held a joint webinar November 30 - Launching and Scaling Up a Community Schools Strategy: The Role of Cities
(Download a PDF of the Presentation) (Download an Audio Recording)


2010
Investing in Innovation Fund (i3): Implications for Community Schools

Federal Grant: Full-Service Community Schools

United Ways and Community Schools: Lessons from the Field

The 5 Essential Pillars of Transforming Schools

Community Schools & School-Based Health Centers: Together the Vehicles for Student Success


2009
Chronic Absences in the Early Grades, A Closer Look at New York City and Baltimore

What Does the Federal Stimulus Package Mean for Community Schools?

Why Are More Policymakers Supporting Community Schools?

Title I and Community Schools

Race to the Top: Implications for Community Oriented Schools (aka. Community Schools)