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 practitioner topics. Enjoy! (If you have suggestions for future webinar topics, please email: ccs@iel.org.) 

Listen to  After the School Bell Webinar Series: The Educators. Community School Educator Leadership Award winner Deanna Hron, a former teacher and now Coordinator at King Elementary talks about her dedication to advocating for students by pushing forward the "Vote Yes" referendum.  Listen Now

2017

Family and Community Engagement in Addressing Childhood Trauma Webinar / PPT slides from webinar

 

Community Schools an Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement webinar / PPT slides from webinar 

2016

Aligining Networks to Enable Every Student to Thrive 

Addressing Trauma in Community Schools /PPT slides from webinar 

Starting a Community School

FCE Learning Webinar

Well Rounded Education: Learning In Community Schools

An Overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act and What It Means for Community-School Partnerships

The Every Student Succeeds Act, Title I: Opportunities for Community-School Partnerships 

ESSA: Opportunities for Community-School Partnerships

2015
Partners in Time: Building School-Community Models

Mobilizing Families and Communities

Community Schools and Equity: Changing Systems

My Brother's Keeper and Community Schools

Community Schools and Community Organizing

Community Schools and Equity: Our Framework


2014
Community School Facilities: Authentic Engagement, Shared Space, and Neighborhood Hubs

Strengthening Community School Partnerships: The Role of School Boards

2013
The Promise of Universities in School Reform

The Growing Convergence of Community Schools and Expanded Learning Opportunities

StrongNonprofits.org: Build Your Fiscal Fitness

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?
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Nov. 16: Session 2 - Getting going: Deciding to scale up 
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Nov. 30: Session 3 - Develop an operating framework and planning for scale up
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Dec. 14: Session 4 - Scale up for sustainability and implementation
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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)