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ConnectHome Nation Webinar

July 18, 2017

ConnectHome Webinar: Partnering with Schools

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Agenda

• Playbook Chapter 11 Partnering with Schools
• Jason Amirhadji, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development

• Susan Bearden, U.S. Department of Education, Senior

Education Pioneers Fellow

• Overview of Current ConnectHome Community Initiatives
• Jason Amirhadji, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development

• Denver Partnerships and Initiatives
• Anthony Frank, Denver Housing Authority, DHA CHD Digital

Inclusion Director

• Katie Maestas, DPS, Portal, Outreach and Support Manager
• Brian Dino, DPS, Common Sense Media Coordinator
• MaryGrace Longoria, Goldrick Elementary, Family Liaison
• Fresno Initiatives
• Bobby Coulter, Fresno Housing Authority
• Other Education focused partnerships to consider
• Jason Amirhadji, U.S. Department of Urban Development
• Q & A

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Pla laybook Chapter 11 Partnering wit ith Schools

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Home Broadband Access and “The Homework Gap”

• 70 % of teachers assign homework requiring Internet access

(FCC, 2009)

• 42% of district technology leaders rank addressing digital

equity/lack of broadband outside of school as a very high priority (CoSN, 2016)

• Myth of the “digital native”

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How can schools help?

Identifying students Providing devices or wireless hotspots for home use Promoting partners, organizations, and events with low-cost offers Educating families

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3 Keys to Working wit ith Schools

• Focus on shared goals
• Get to know school

leadership

• Partner with Parent-

Teacher Associations

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Focus on Shared Goals ls

Improved Student Achievement Improved Parent Engagement

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Get t to Know School Leadership

Superintendents Chief Information and Technology Officers School Principals

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Partner wit ith Parent-Teacher Associa iations

• Leverage
• Existing relationships
• Communication channels
• Human capital

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Rela latio ionship Building Tips

• Make personal connections
• Tour your local schools
• Be persistent

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The valu lue of school partnerships

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Current Community In Initiativ ives

• 10 Communities have

some level of school partnership

• Range from device

provision to various digital literacy efforts

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New York – Lib ibrary ry Hot Spots

• Partnerships with 3 library

systems, Google, and Sprint

• 5,000 free wireless

hotspots to “check out”

• Launched in 46 branches

mainly in high-need neighborhoods

• Coordinated through

Community Schools

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Charlotte – ONE Access

• School identification number

instead of library card

• Library research databases
• Borrow digital materials
• Check out print and audio

books

• Wireless hotspot check out

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Atla lanta – Online Parent-Student Portals ls

• Focus on English-language

learners and students participating in Centers for Hope afterschool program

Identify Students Communicate to Eligible Students Pre-install apps and distribute tablets Train students and parents

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ConnectHome Denver

Stella Madrid, Denver Housing Authority, DHA Intergovernmental Affairs Officer/CHD Lead Anthony Frank, Denver Housing Authority, DHA CHD Digital Inclusion Director Katie Maestas, DPS, Portal, Outreach and Support Manager Brian Dino, DPS, Common Sense Media Coordinator MaryGrace Longoria, Goldrick Elementary, Family Liaison

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ConnectHome Denver Pilot Neighborhoods

Conditions & Selection

• 5 DHA family public housing

developments

• Alignment with our city’s “collective

impact” strategy

• Adjacent to Denver Public Schools,

libraries and Boys & Girls Clubs

• DHA on-site computer labs now

community technology HUBS

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Vision and Mission

Vision:

A digitally connected and digitally inclusive city, where everyone, regardless of zip code, has access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet.

Mission:

To provide every resident in Denver’s subsidized housing communities access to reliable and affordable high speed broadband, quality digital devices, and the training and applications necessary to fully utilize both.

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Denver Housing Authority & Denver Public Schools Long Exis

istin ing Partnership

• Over two decades of a strong working relationship through DPS’s Superintendents, the

Planning Department and neighborhood schools

• DHA and DPS natural link as large public agencies serving mutual populations and

neighborhoods

• Collaboration on HUD and ED federal grant applications awarded
• Marriage between ConnectHome & ConnectED maximizes initiatives to bridge the digital

divide in low-income communities/schools

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Alignment with DPS’s Existing Technology Resources/Programs/Schools

• DPS Academic Portal and Family Empowerment Teams
• DPS Education Technology Team – CommonSense Education Ambassasor
• 15 neighborhood Schools serving DHA Targeted ConnectHome Properties

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DPS Academic Portal and Family Empowerment Teams

DPS Parent and Student Portal:

• Online tool designed to monitor student progress
• Language support in 10 languages
• Mobile App

Family Empowerment Team: Training Sessions

• Family Empowerment Session 1- Engaging with Your Child
• Family Empowerment Session 2- Knowledge is Power

DHA/DPS Collaborative Efforts:

• Logo with link added on PCs distributed to residents
• Located kiosks in Opportunity Centers
• Targeted schools with low adoption rates serving DHA families
• Leveraged DHA property newsletters and digital inclusion guides

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DPS Education Technology Team

DHA/DPS Collaborative Efforts:

• Link to DPS Lion Libraries on computers distributed to DHA families
• Provide more than 30 free online academic resources for youth and parents

enrolled in DPS.

• Internet security and safety resources provided to DHA family developments
• Providing media literacy guidance via Common Sense Media
• Planning workshops at schools near targeted CHD developments

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One Pilot School – Goldrick Ele lementary ry

• Neighborhood school with 513 students ECE-5th grade
• Serves youth at DHA Westwood Homes
• Family Liaison
• ConnectHome Denver Partners
• PCs for People Computer and Internet hotspot distribution events
• Comcast Cares Day Events at Goldrick and DHA Opportunity Center
• Movie Night with 40+ kids
• University of Denver’s Bridge Project Collaboration
• After school programming for 100+ K-12 youth using Westwood Technology Hub

to support Robotics Club and academic work.

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For More In Information Contact:

Stella Madrid, DHA Intergovernmental Affairs Officer/CHD Lead smadri@denverhousing.org Antony “Tony” Frank, DHA CHD Digital Inclusion Director afrank@denverhousing.org Dustin Kress, DPS Manager of Bond and Mill Levy Programs DUSTIN_KRESS@dpsk12.org

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Get Connected Fresno

Bobby Coulter Fresno Housing Authority

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Data S Sharing to Track Success

• Establish a Memo of Understanding (MOU)
• Create a link between your data system and the school

district’s Student Information System

• Harness the power of the combined data sets

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Learning Continuity at Home

• Equip computer labs with the right tools for students and

parents

• Create a sense of device autonomy by utilizing cloud

applications and storage

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Recruitment

Match digital literacy programs with the school district’s initiatives Keep schools in the loop about upcoming digital literacy opportunities

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Other Education Focused Partnerships to Consider

• Organizations/Institutions
• Libraries
• After school programs
• Youth drop in centers such as Boys &

Girls Clubs

• Parent Teacher Associations
• Educational institutions and
• rganizations on the PHA’s board or FSS

Program Coordinating Committee

• Community nonprofits focused on

education (e.g. Communities in Schools)

• Student volunteer/interns (for

course credit/community service requirements)

• Engage residents/parents
• Assist in developing partnership with

school districts/administrators/school board

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