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STRONG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Presenters: Kriner Cash, Ed.D., Superintendent David Mauricio, Ed.D., Chief of Strategic Alignment & Innovation

AASA/Howard University Urban Superintendent’s Academy April 21 - 22, 2018

Vision: Our community schools will attract families using a “whole child” model to increase student

• utcomes and improve the

surrounding community.

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES Child Family Community

Source: Children’s Aid Society

What did we aspire to accomplish in

• ur community schools?

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Degree of Poverty in the City

14213 (+50%) 14201 (+50%) 14201 (40-50%) 14206, 14210 & 14220 (20-30%) 14212 (+50%) 14211 (40-50%) 14215 (30-40%) 14207 (Poverty = 30-40%)

#74 Westminster Charter #80 EPO Bennett

= Degree of Poverty = Largest gangs

#76 East Lafayette

14213 (+50%)

#37 #43 South Park #93

14201 (+50%) 14201 (40-50%) 14206, 14210 & 14220 (20-30%) 14212 (+50%) 14211 (40-50%) 14215 (30-40%) 14207 (Poverty = 30-40%)

#94 #97

Buffalo Promise Neighborhood Westside Promise Zone South Buffalo Promise Zone Eastside Innovation Zone

#66 #91 #30

Strong Community Schools: Enroll. Engage. Achieve.

#74 #93 Westminster Charter #80 EPO Bennett

South Community Zone Northeast Community Zone West Community Zone East Innovation Zone

Children’s Academy #37 #76 East #94 South Park #43 #97 Lafayette

Priority School Focus School Parent Centers

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Faith-based Partners

#66 #30 #91

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Potential Students = 1,071 Actual Students Who Attend the School = 78

School enrollment 493 Number of buses 15 Number of students on the bus 454

WHAT SCHOOLS DO STUDENTS ATTEND WHO RESIDE WIT ITHIN WALKING DIS ISTANCE OF THE SCHOOL? ALL SCHOOLS!

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Number of Students

WHERE DO STUDENTS RESIDE WHO ATTEND THE SCHOOL?

THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CIT ITY!

HOW MUCH TIME DO SOME STUDENTS SPEND ON A BUS?

Equivalence in hours, days, weeks & years of school: 1 hour per day x 182 days = 182 hours of school 182 hours divided by 6.5 hours school day = 28 days of school 28 days = 5 ½ weeks of school per year 28 days x 13 = 2 years of school

THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS

7:25 a.m.

Staff, students, parents, family & community members walk to school

together!

7:40 a.m. 7:35 a.m. 7:30 a.m.

What have we accomplished in

• ur community schools so far?

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BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS MODEL

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My Brother’s Keeper Programs

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Mid iddle School Male Academy Program

Academic Enrichment: Beginner robotics, build your own computer, Minecraft, SAT prep, field trips, 3D computers, Engineering for Kids, theater, music, plays, holiday celebrations, African and Latino History clubs, programs for new Americans, college trips, access to our computer labs and art rooms, literacy and math enrichment, cartooning, preparing for high school, college simulation… Health and Wellness: Zumba, PiYo exercise (Pilates and Yoga), basketball, soccer leagues, Paws of Love, healing circles for adults, healthy cooking classes, karate, roller skating in the gym, bounce houses, community gardens, free dentistry oral exams and cleanings, health exams, learn to swim programs in our pools, walking clubs for senior citizens… Additional Adult Courses: FAFSA completion, tax preparation, extreme couponing, computer classes, parenting fatherless daughters, understanding special education, citizenship test preparation, translator courses, first time home buyer orientation, fundamentals of swimming, community circles, home improvement…

…and so much more to come!

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Courses Offered in in Community Schools

• Increase academic achievement (grade point

averages, District, school and State assessment results)

• Increase student attendance
• Increase student and parent engagement
• Increase the access to adult education

programs within the community

• Increase the number of participants attending

the after-school / Saturday programs

• Increase the number of community students

within walking distance and 1.5 miles attending the targeted schools

• Improve the school climate, in support of

school leadership, to be a welcoming and supportive environment for students and families

• Improved student leadership in school /

community

• Improve the health and wellness of students
• Improve the social-emotional well-being of

students

• Improve community engagement in the

schools (higher education, business, city, county, community & faith-based

• rganizations, etc.)
• Improve the community’s perception of the

community schools

• Improve the safe passage to the community

schools for students

• Improve the surrounding community
• Decrease classroom removals, behavioral

issues and suspensions

• Decrease tardiness

Community Schools Metrics

“From a small seed a mighty trunk will grow.” -Aeschylu

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