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.) 

2012
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
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November 2: Session 1 - A school, an intermediary, a community: What does a scaled up system of community schools look likeω
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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 (Register here)
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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
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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 Schoolsω

Why Are More Policymakers Supporting Community Schoolsω

Title I and Community Schools

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