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Usesof Ti tleI Funds forPa ,DeputyDirector,Coaliti onforCommunitySchools,Institutefo r EducationalLeadershipTheCoalitionforComm unitySchoolsis madeupofnational,state,andlocalorganizat ionswhosemissionis toadvanceopportunitiesforthesuccessofchi ld ren, thourpartnertheUnitedWayandprese jectiveis topresentbestpracticesandexamplesofuseso fTi tleI fundsfo r Parent ,familyandcommunityengagement, believestudent achievementis highinmanyhouseholdsbutat thesametimegaps continue amongthesocial,educational andecono micneeds ofchildren&fa miliescoa st -to n betracedtofactors thathave littletodo withacad emic-re la tedservices provided byschoolsorthehighexpectationsamong schoolofficials,pa re nts, h , EducationTestingService,releasedfindings thatrelatetoa homeandschool connection.

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1 Usesof Ti tleI Funds forPa ,DeputyDirector,Coaliti onforCommunitySchools,Institutefo r EducationalLeadershipTheCoalitionforComm unitySchoolsis madeupofnational,state,andlocalorganizat ionswhosemissionis toadvanceopportunitiesforthesuccessofchi ld ren, thourpartnertheUnitedWayandprese jectiveis topresentbestpracticesandexamplesofuseso fTi tleI fundsfo r Parent ,familyandcommunityengagement, believestudent achievementis highinmanyhouseholdsbutat thesametimegaps continue amongthesocial,educational andecono micneeds ofchildren&fa miliescoa st -to n betracedtofactors thathave littletodo withacad emic-re la tedservices provided byschoolsorthehighexpectationsamong schoolofficials,pa re nts, h , EducationTestingService,releasedfindings thatrelatetoa homeandschool connection.

2 Inth e report,ParsingtheAchieve re ntparticipationis listedas a ke ycorrelatetoaca de micac lat ed toteachin g andlearningandthelearningenvironmentincl udecla sssize,rigor,teacherpreparation,commitme ntofteachers&staff,safetyat schoo l, accesstotechnology,andmore. Intheareaofearlyde velopmentandthetimebeforeandafterschool, thereportlists correlationsasbirthweight,hunger&nutriti on, talkingandreadingtobabies &youngchildren,television,frequentchangi ngofsc hools,thegapoftimeinsummer,andmore. Thisbroadlistsuggeststhatif wewanttobecertainth at allstudentshave a fairchancetosucceedacademically, theschoolcannotbeexpectedtoac t ho olsembracethestrengthsof th e co mmunitytoassisttheschoolineducatingchild renandyouth. Weknowtimesha vechangedandwhenschoolsar e centersofcommunity,openlongerhour s, onmore day s,andthroughoutth e year, theyservechildren, yo uth,families,andth ecommunitiesoftoday communityschoolis notaprogram,it is placeandse t ofpa rtnershipsbetweenthesc hool& community .

3 It s alsoa strate gythat integratesacademics,healthandsocialservi ces, youthde velopment,andmoretoimprove studentlearning, andtodev communityschoolis what someca ll a fu ll -serviceschoolandfull-se ,so me communityschoolsare knownascommunityle arningcente actas a huborcenter ofthecommunitywherepublicandpr ivatepartn eragenciesco metogetherwiththeschoolanditsstafftopr ovidein tegratedse rvicestomeettherangeoflearningandde velopmentalne ho olsfocusonthefollowingresults: Children&yo uthar e: Readytole arn Engaged inac ademicexperiencesandenric hedopportunitiesthathelpthemseea positivefu ture Healthy physically,soc ially,andemotionally Preparedforadultrolesintheworkplace,asre sponsibleparents,andcitizens Safe,supported, andengaged Engaged inre al -worldproblemsolving Andparentsandcommunitymembersareinvolved Manyschoolsaredoingpo cketsofthiswork,bu t weareseeing th atintentionalcommunity schooleffortsaregrowing inChicago, inHoustonthroughourpartnerCommunitiesinS chools,inthecommunitiesofGreaterLehighVa lleyPe nnsylvaniaworkinginpartnershipwithth e United Way,inNewYorkthroughourpartnertheChil drens AidSocietyandthepopularHar lemChildren sZone, inTulsa, OKthroughtheTulsa AreaCommunitySchoolsInitiative,SUNS choolsinPortland, OR, Tukwila,WA, GrandRapids.

4 Ci ncinnati,OH, Redmond,CA;Beacons Schools acrossthecounty,in Philadelphiathroughth e Netter CenterforCommunityPa Therearemanysupportersforthecommunitysch oolsef fort includingorganizationsthat lead teacherunions,principals,su per intendents,communityba sedorganizations,YMCA,BigBrother s, BigSisters,theafterschoolnetworks, TitleI a good match withcommunityschools?It sallaboutalignment, ser vesasan importantfundingsourceandfocusforco mmunit yschoolin iti at hoolsoperateonke y principlesconsistentwiththeprovisionsofT itle I. Theyalignschool,district, an d co mmunityresource s toincreas e theamountandqualityofinstructional time an d attainspecific resultsre latedtoacademic,social,health,andnutriti onal, emotionalandcivicdevelopmentofchildren,y outhand families.

5 Theycreatemec hanismstocoordinateprogramsandservicesop eratedby sc ho olpersonnelandexternalpartners,blend ingth e res ourcesof otherservicesorprogramsth at receiveother Titlefundsan d federal fu ndsfromotherdep , communityschoolsleveragepubicandpr ivateresource s aswellastheassetsandexpertiseof volunteersfr ombusiness,civic,highered,an d faith-based owableusesto TitleI fundstosupportthecommunityschoolstrategy TitleI fundscanbeusedforcommunityplanningthatin volvescon ductinga community -wideassessment toid entify major factors,bothacademicandnonacade mic,inschools an d th e surroundingcommunitythataf fectstudentacademic ,it allowsforthedevelopmentofa pla n toin te grateschool andcommunityreso ur cesandopportunitieswithina coordinatedsystemtomeetstudentandfamilyn eeds.

6 TitleI fundscanbeusedtomaximizeresourcesbyco ordinatingandintegratingTitleI funded se rvices withotherpro gramsfu ndedunderESEA andcoordinatingth emwithservicesfunded by publicorprivatefu ndingdollars. Fundscanbeusedforprofessionaldevelopment forfamilyandcommunityengagementtargetedt owardbuildingthecapacityofschoolpersonne l,volunteers,andotherpupilsupportstaff toworkwithfamilies,thecommunity,andse rviceproviders. Forexample,LEAs mayuseTitleI fundstoallowsta ff ofcommunityprovid ersworkinginpa rtnershipwiththeschoolstoprovide pr ofessionaldev elopment. Fundscanbeusedtosupportthecurriculumdesi gn, implementation,andprofessional developmentforcurriculumth at co nn ectsstudentstoreal worldissuesandcommunityproblems,whileadd ressingthechallengeofstudentdisengagemen tfromle cludeservice-learning,place-basededucati on,work -based learning,env ironmentaleducation,experientiallearning andre la te d strate giesthatareconsistentwithst atestandards.

7 TitleI fundscanbeusedtohirecommunityschoolco ordinators, orsitecoordinators,whose jobit is tointegr ateschoolandco mmunityreso ur ces. TitleI fundscanbeusedforout-of - school pr og ramsprovidingadd it io nalinstructionaltimeorgoals. TitleI fundscanbeusedforparentalinvolvement, earlychildhoodedu cationincludingsupporttofacilitate transition toelementaryschools,forfa milyliteracy,andotherser vices th at ad dr fundsin somecommunityschoolsIn Evansville, IN, TitleI fundswereusedasthecatalyst hoolanddistrict leaders th erebelievethatTitleI is theperfectplacetostartinlooking at a holisticeducationalex perience. TitleIfunds wereusedas a meansforchangean d school impro vementstopayforportionsofdistrictandscho olstaffsa lary, after-schoolandsummerprograms,socialwork se rv ic es, Parent co ordinators, Lincoln,NE,communityschoolprincipalsha vedesignatedTitleI fundsann ually tosu pport thesitesu pe rvisorpositionan d alsofora s as wellasstaffdev elopment opportunitiesforsitesuperv isors an d after-sc Funds tosupport a po rtion of th Indianapolistoincrease thelevel ofcoordination.

8 Indianapo lisPublicSchools andtheUnitedWayofCentralIn dianahave jointlyfunded parentliaison/communitycoordinatorpo sitionsinfour ele mentaryschoolsinur banneighbo 40%ofthesalaryandbenefitsthroughTitleI andtheUnitedWay coverstheremaining60%foreachpo antoexpandthisarrangementtomore schoolsac rossth e theState ofNew MexicoTitleI fundinghasbeenusedtopro videmat erialsandtrainingforschool-to -pa rentpa rtnershipsin27ofth e State s89 family/p arent andcommunityliaison toprovidetechnicalassista nce,training,an d outreachmeetingsforcommunityinputanddata collectiontoguidede cisions onparentalinvolvement. Alsoincludedarea coordinatingpa rentinvolvementteamforprojectco or dinationandtoassist withmeetingNCLB parentengagement requirements,afamily/parentinvolvementad visorycouncil,a supportive website, andmor theSUNS choolsofMultnomah County,OR,TitleI is usedtosu pportaftersc hooltutoring,aftersc hool academicprograms,su mmeracademically-focusedprograms, familyengag ement activities andfamilyeng agementcoordinators,daytimetitlestaff tr ainingan d teachinginth a pr eviewofa section oftheCoalition supcomingreport (f all2009 release)FinancingCommunitySchools:Blendi ng ResourcestoFuela SchoolsTitleI, ofEducationCommunityschools operateonprinciplesthatareconsistentwi ththeprovisionsofTitleIlegislationin theEl ementary andSecondaryEducationAct.

9 Alignment: Communityschoolsalignschoolandcommunityr esourcestoatta inspecificresults relatedtotheacademic,social, emotional, andci vi c developmentofchildren an d youth andthein volvementoftheirfa milies. Coordinati on: Communityschoolscreate mechanisms to coordinate programs andservicesop eratedbyschoolpersonnelan d external partnersinordertousere source smostefficientlyandeffectively. Leverage: Communityschoolsleveragepublic andprivate resources as well astheassets andexpertiseofvolunteersfrombusiness,civ ic groups,faith-ba se d st forChangeTit le I dollarsandotherfundingstreamsworktogethe r in concert tohe lpal l children,includingourmostat risk, fundsusedasa ca talystforchangeandschoolimprovementpayfo r portionsofdistrictandsc hoolstaffsalary,after-schoolandsummerpro grams, social workservices,parentcoordinators,andmore.

10 UsingTi tleI fundstosup portthecommunityschoolapproachal lowstheschooltocoordinate effortswithcommunitypartnerstoaddress thesocial, emotional, andacademic le I maybe usedtoco nducta community -wideassessmenttoidentifythemaj orfactors(bothacademicandnon-academic)in schools andinthecommunitysurroundingtheschooltha tsignificantlyaffectstudentachievement, includinganinventoryoftheresourcesinthec ommunityandtheschools thatcouldbeal alsobeusedtodevelopa pl antointegratescho olandcommunityres ources, withina coordinatedsystem, tomeet studentandfamilyne assessmentprocess sh ouldinforma subsequentplanningprocesstoengageanarray ofstakeholders, including parentsandcaregivers,localgovernment,com munity-basedorganizations,highereducatio ninstitutions,faith-ba se d institutions,businesses,students, fundsthroughpartnershipswith ot hergroupsinthecommunitythathaveplanning, collaborative, andneeds -assessmentexpertisetocomplementtheschoo ls, ,UnitedWays,local government,institutionsofhighereducati on,communityfo undations.


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