Learning Lear ning Center Centers s In In-Depth Depth : - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Annie

e Bogensc nschut utz, Director of Training and Development, Community Learning Center Institute

• Rocky

cky Merz, Public Information Officer Cincinnati Board of Public Health

• Ohio Rep. Denise

e Dri riehaus us, D-District 31, Ohio House of Representatiives www.communityschools.org

Cincinnati’s Community Lear Learning ning Center Centers s In In-Depth Depth: Building Policy Around Cincinnati’s Community School Initiative

AGENDA

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Intr troduct

• ductions

ions Origin in and Format mation ion of CLCs s in Cincinna nnati ti Insi side de Look

• k at Bui

uilding ng Policy cy Frame mework k aroun und d CLCs Taking ing Commu mmunity nity Schoo

• ols

s Across ss the State Que uest stions ions

Annie ie Bogensch chutz utz Dir irect ctor

• r of Train

inin ing and d Developme ment Comm mmun unit ity y Learnin ing Center Instit itute

THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

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1997

Mar Aug 1998 Jan 2000 Jun 2001 Nov 2002 Apr 2004 Sep 2005 Feb 2007 Jul 2008 Dec 2009 May 2011

2012

Resource coordinators in 35 schools with continuing commitment to expand to all schools CPS earns “Effective” ranking seco cond nd year in a row for 2010-11. 11. Formation of Community Learning Center Institute to continue to support and promote the development and sustainability of CLCs Winton Hills Academy awarded Richard A Riley finalist for the Schools as Centers

• f Community award

from the American Architectural Foundation. Rockdale Elementary

• pens as the first

community learning center, with a co- located health clinic, an on-site mental health provider and year-round activities for families and neighborhood. CPS received 21st Century grant to support programmi ng at 9 Community Learning Centers. Taxpayers approve $1B levy to build or renovate CPS schools in 10 years as part of the Facilities Master Plan, the largest public works project in the history of Cincinnati. Community engageme nt proceeds neighborho

• d by

neighborho

• d with

assistance from Children’s Defense Fund. CPS adopts Facilities Master Plan for the rebuilding of all schools in the District. CPS Board of Education announces its vision for district-wide development

• f all schools

as centers of their respective neighborhoods In partnership with Children’s Defense Fund, CPS starts to build groundswell of support for building new facilities as CLCs Ohio Supreme Court declares conditions in Ohio schools to be so inadequate as to violate the constitutional guarantee for an adequate public education.

Short-Term Intermediate Long-Term Impact of CLC Centers

Community Learning Centers*

CLC Development and Utilization* Student Support and Achievement** Parent, Family and Community Engagement Increase in School Enrollment and Achievement **** Revitalization of Neighborhoods, Cities, and Citizens

CREATION OF INITIAL CITY AND BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY

• Cincinn

cinnati ati City Schoo

• ol District

ct Policy

• City

y Coun uncil il Pas Passes Legisl slati tion

• n

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SITE-BASED GOVERNANCE

• Form

rmula ulati ting ng Par Partner ersh ships ps Net etwork

• Developi

eloping ng Cross s Boun unda dary y Leader dersh ship Net etwork

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COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS TODAY

• Resour

source ce coordina dinator

• rs

s in 35 schools

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• Co

Co-loca located, d, privately ely-fu funde nded, d, financ nciall lly-su sustai stainable nable partne nersh ship ips s

• 20 sc

school

• ol base

sed d health th center ers

• First

st vision

• n center

er in the coun untr try y to be co-loca located ed at a school hool

• 49 co-locat
• cated

ed menta tal health th teams

• Schif

hiff f Center er – new 0-5 Ea Early Childho dhood

• d Ed

Educ ucati tion

• n Center

at Oyler Schoo

• ol

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CLC’S IMPACT

• Increas

creasin ing overall ll academic emic achievement, ement, parent ntal invol

• lvemen

ment

• Increas

creased ed communi unity ty engag agemen ment t

• Meet

eting ing the needs of ALL students ents, , including uding priority ty students ents

• Increas

creased ed enrollment lment and increas eased ed fa familie ies moving back to the city and into

• public

c schools

• Co

Consistently ently high ranki king ngs on Ohio Schools Report t Ca Card

• Media

a spot

• tlight

ht

• 2011

1 National

• nal Communit

nity y School of Exce cellen llence ce Award Winner er

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Rock cky y Merz Publi lic c Informat mation ion Offic icer Cin incin innati i Board d of Public ic Health

INSIDE LOOK AT BUILDING CLC POLICY AT THE CITY LEVEL

• The rationale
• nale behind forming

ing a city policy around d school

• l partn

tner erships ships

• Trials

ials and tribu bulati lations

• ns along

g the way

• What ultim

imat ately ely led to the passage age and how does it need to be stronger nger

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• Rep. Denis

ise Drie iehaus D-Dis istrict trict 31 (Cin incin innati) i) Ohio io House of Representa tati tives s

TAKING IT ACROSS THE BUCKEYE STATE

• Rati

tionale nale and need for takin ing g commu munit nity school l strat rategies egies to other municip cipalities alities in Ohio

• What stat

atewid wide e policy would d look like

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QUESTIONS?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Coalition for Community School Resources on CLC’s

http://w p://www ww.com .commun unit itys yscho chools

• ls.org//cinc

.org//cincinn innati ti_com _com mun unit ity_ y_learn learning_ ing_ce cent nters. s.asp spx

• Comm

mmuni nity ty Learnin ning g Center r Instit itut ute http://c p://clcinst cinstitu tute.o e.org rg/

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