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TEA TEACHERS CHERS VOICE OICE : How Unions Support Community School Initiatives Rober erta ta Hantgan an, Senior Policy Analyst, National Education Association Keith h Gambill ill, President, Evansville Teachers Association

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  • Rober

erta ta Hantgan an, Senior Policy Analyst, National Education Association

  • Keith

h Gambill ill, President, Evansville Teachers Association

  • Shital

al Shah, Assistant Director, Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers

  • Julie

e Sellers, President, Cincinnati Federation of Teachers www.communityschools.org

TEA TEACHERS CHERS VOICE OICE: How Unions Support Community School Initiatives

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AGENDA

www.communityschools.org

Intr troduct

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Answ swer ers

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WHAT IS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL?

www.communityschools.org

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COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

www.communityschools.org

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Rober berta ta Hantgan an Senior nior Policy y An Analyst st Priori rity ty Schools

  • ols Camp

mpaign aign National ional Ed Educ ucation ion As Association iation

www.communityschools.org

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NEA – WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

  • In an environment where resources are decreasing, programs that attend to

students’ vital, non-academic programs are often the first to get cut;

  • Community Schools offer a strategy to efficiently arrange already-existing

services in a community – medical, social, nutrition, out-of-school activities – aligning them with the academic needs of the student;

  • When NEA members and leaders are at the table promoting efficiency of

these services , all students have the opportunity to learn; and

  • when non-academic needs are attended to, we, the educators can do what

we have been trained to do best – teach

  • True education reform requires informed leadership and partnerships based
  • n the realities and circumstances that young people face both within and
  • utside of the schools walls

www.communityschools.org

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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS & THE NEA AGENDA

  • Equity and Social Justice
  • NEA’s Reform Agenda
  • Priority Schools Campaign
  • Teachers Leading the Profession

www.communityschools.org

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NEA’S SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN THE FUTURE

  • Continue to be a supportive voice in Coalition with other national

stakeholders

  • Continue to elevate examples of excellence where our affiliates

are at the table locally making change happen

  • Continue to inspire replication of excellence
  • Seed new activity that places community schools as an agent of

change and a strategy of meeting the multiple needs of all learners

www.communityschools.org

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Shita tal Shah As Assist stant nt Director

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Ed Educ ucati tion

  • n Issues

ues Am Amer erican ican Federation deration of Teacher hers

www.communityschools.org

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AFT’S QUALITY AGENDA & COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Teacher er Developme ment nt and Eva valuati ation Curri rricula cula Communi unity ty Schools—Sch Schools s as the hub of a n neighb hborho hood Collaborati ration Communi unity ty

www.af aft. t.org/n

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wspub pubs/p s/press ress/q /qualitya alityagenda genda.cf cfm

www.communityschools.org

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AFT EXPANDING & DEEPENING CS WORK ACROSS THE NATION

  • CS resolution passed at 2010 AFT National Convention
  • Connecting locals to existing cs initiatives in their districts
  • Conducting CS 101
  • Working with State Union Federations
  • Working with AFT State Education Issue Coordinators on determining how best to

spread the word, implement, partner around community schools

  • Creating an AFT CS Taskforce, made up of local and state AFT leaders

www.communityschools.org

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EXAMPLES OF LOCAL WORK

  • McDowell County, WV - http://www.reconnectingmcdowell.org/
  • Cincinnati, OH - http://clcinstitute.org/
  • New York, NY - http://www.uft.org/news-stories/community-schools-discussion-

highlights-first-meeting

www.communityschools.org

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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF AFT’S REFORM AGENDA

  • Why the AFT Supports

ts Community ty Schools

  • AFT’s work supporting Community Schools
  • New York City
  • McDowell County, West Virginia

Additi tional

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www.communityschools.org

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LOCAL EXAMPLES

Jul ulie Seller ers Preside sident nt Cincinn cinnati ati Fede derat ation ion of Teache hers

www.communityschools.org

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CINCINNATI COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

  • CLCs

s provide e programmin mming g during and beyond nd the school

  • l day and year

round, includi ding ng after school

  • l and summe

mer enrichment, ment, integrat ated ed and comprehensiv rehensive e health th services, ces, adult educati tion,

  • n, earl

rly childhoo hood d educat cation,

  • n, college

ge access ess, parent/f t/fami amily y engagement gement, mentor

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ng and tutor

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ing; g; although ugh uniqu que e partner ersh ship ips s are customized

  • mized to each site.
  • Since

e imp mplementing menting the communi unity ty school

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s strategy egy, some results ts that the Cincinnati’s CLC’s have seen are: the city is first t urban n district ict in Ohio to receiv ive e an “effective” rating and is the highest performing urban district in Ohio.

  • .
  • High school
  • l graduati

tion

  • n rates have

e climb mbed ed from 51% in 2000 to 83% in 2009. 2009.

  • Ac

Achie ievement ement gaps bet etween een African an-Ame America ican and white student ents s narrowe wed d from 14.5 percent nt in 2003 to 1. 1.2 percent nt in 2010. www.communityschools.org

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School Site

Site Resource Coordinator

Health Recreation Adult ed Tutoring Social Services Art After School Parent Center

Community Meetings

Cross Boundary Leadership Team

Early Childhood College Access Green& Healthy Cincy After School Leave No Child Inside Growing Well MindPeace Tutoring Mentoring Adopt a Class Funders Innovations Parent Network

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ETHEL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 2011 NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE WINNER

  • Met AYP: rose from the ranking “Academic Emergency” to
  • “Continuous Improvement” on its Ohio Report Card in 2009-2010 school year
  • State performance index rating increased from 61.2 to 69.7
  • 42.4% increase in the numbers of students scoring “Proficient” or
  • higher on the Ohio Achievement Assessment
  • Attendance increased from 93.8% in 2008-2009 to 97.3% in
  • 2009-2010. Behavioral incidents decreased from 309 in 2008-2009 to 94 in

2009-2010

  • 85% of our students had a parent engaged in their education, up
  • from 40%
  • Parent volunteers increased over 100%; Parent attendance at parent teacher

conferences increased from 40% in 2009 to 85% in 2010; and parent volunteers doubled

  • Community volunteers increased over 100% (from 36 to 788)

www.communityschools.org

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LOCAL EXAMPLES

Keith th Gambill ll Preside sident nt Ev Evansv svill lle e Teacher hers s As Associa ciati tion

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www.communityschools.org

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EVSC Fast Facts

  • Third largest school corporation in the state of Indiana
  • Largest transportation system in Southwestern Indiana
  • District size: 241 square miles
  • District type: Urban, suburban, and rural
  • Fourth largest employer in Southwestern Indiana
  • 3,000+ employees
  • 38 schools
  • 4 PreK programs (3rd opening Fall 2011)
  • 4 K-8 Schools
  • 5 Specialized schools: New Tech Institute; Early College High School; Virtual Academy; STEM

Academy; Academy for Innovative Studies

  • 1 Career and Technical Center -- Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (for students

from five counties)

www.communityschools.org

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  • Unified association with the Indiana State Teachers Association and the National

Education Association

  • 100 years of service
  • Near 90% voluntary membership
  • Exclusive bargaining agent
  • Provides teacher lead professional development, Teacher Scholarships for outside

professional development and a Peer to Peer release program

  • Member of NEA’s Priority School Campaign

www.communityschools.org

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The Center for Family, School, and Community Partnerships

  • Houses services to help students and families
  • Services are identified and provided to students and their families to overcome

barriers which prevent children from being successful.

  • Focused on building a foundation for families that will support learning.

Services located at the Center

  • Family Support Services
  • Student Support Services
  • Afterschool and summer programs
  • Health Services and Coordinated School Health
  • Extended Day Center Program
  • Southwest Indiana College Access Network (SICAN)
  • School-Community Council

www.communityschools.org

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School Community Council

  • Committees include:

After Schools Programs (21st Century) Health and Wellness Nutrition/Physical Activity Social/Emotional(RTI) Asthma/Allergy (high absenteeism) Communication Evaluation

  • Leadership Advisory Council includes an Association representative
  • Over 90 partnerships with community supporters
  • “Big Table” meetings with all partners to share what it taking place in schools and

community

www.communityschools.org

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Union Assistance Our mission how to get to YES

  • Bargained contract language for after school programs including; pay, hours,

responsibilities, application process (i.e. Title I programs) additional language for summer school programs

  • Grant writing including assisting in the writing process to secure grant and contract

are in compliance, signing off on grants as needed or writing a letter of Association support of the grant. www.communityschools.org

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Highlights

  • Westbrook Revolution
  • NEA Priority Schools assistance with Community Garden and Breakfast in the Classroom
  • Health Clinic
  • Family Engagement Policy
  • Second year of a 2.5 million dollar Full-Service Community School Grant
  • Supported more than 550 students with attendance issues, transitioned 69 students from the

Department of Corrections, assisted with 500 work permits, aided nearly 400 homeless students including 45 homeless pregnant teens

  • Increased the number of children served in Early Childhood education
  • Provided support for 2 summer camps; one for children with Autism and one for students with Asthma

www.communityschools.org

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Struggles

  • Contract issues, teacher responsibilities, hours, salary have all been bargained and

are NOT a struggle in our work.

  • Partners with hidden agendas
  • Matching partner resources to student needs and vice-a-versa - community is

starting to partner resources together

  • Programs in search of a problem

www.communityschools.org

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QUESTIONS?

www.communityschools.org

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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/leader dersh ship/ p/uni unions ns.as .aspx px http://w tp://www ww.a .aft.o t.org rg/i /iss ssues/ ues/sc schoo hoolref reform/ rm/co comm mmsc schoo hools/i s/ind nd ex.cfm fm http: tp://www.n .neapr priori

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www.communityschools.org

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Ryan Fox (202) 822-8405 ext. 125 foxr@iel.org www.communityschools.org Roberta Hantgan (202) 822-7721 rhantgan@nea.org www.nea.org Shital Shah (202) 879-4460 sshah@aft.org www.aft.org Julie Sellers (202) 879-4460 Cft@cft-aft.org www.CFT-AFT.org Keith Gambill (800) 638-4406 president@evansvilleta.org www.evansvilleta.org

CONTACT INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

www.communityschools.org