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THE PROMISE CHURCH INITIATIVE

MOBILIZING THE VILLAGE TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS

CHAMPAIGN UNIT 4 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 2-12-2017 BY KAREN CRAWFORD SIMMS

THE PROMISE ZONE - PROMISE

Imagine a community where every student feels supported by a village, comprised of their schools, congregations, communities, and families. Imagine every student having a vision of success that helps them achieve their highest academic, interpersonal, and vocational goals. Imagine an entire community working together to ensure that every student and family in their community is personally, emotionally, spiritually, vocationally and academically successful!

This is the vision of the Promise Church Initiative!

THE PROMISE ZONE

• A set of objectives that are evidence based

and based on best practices that is data- driven & outcome based.

• Builds on Consent Decree – Great

Campus Scoping Study

• “Full Service School Model”
• Reflective of the District/District

Priorities

• Community Schools
• Student Success
• “Community Success”

MISSION OF THE DISTRICT

“Champaign Unit #4 School District, in partnership with the community, is to guide all students in gaining knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to direct their lives, improve a diverse society, and excel in a changing world by providing dynamic, resource-rich learning environments & experiences in which people and life learning are valued.”

BEST PRACTICES

• Community Schools Initiative
• Cradle to Career Readiness
• Developmental Assets/ Risk & Protective Factors-

Resiliency Building

• Compassionate Schools
• Scholar Identity – Gilman Whiting & Donna Ford

'Community building must become the heart of any school improvement effort. Thomas Sergiovanni

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THE HEART OF THE MODEL

Students are healthy - physically, socially, and emotionally  Students live and learn in a safe, supportive, and stable environment  Schools are engaged with families and communities  The communities are desirable places to live

Children are ready to enter school and attend school consistently  Students are actively involved in learning and their community  Families are involved with their children's education  Students succeed academically

Community Schools are Smart Schools

Most people think of schools today as serving a single purpose: a binary, analog-system of delivery - teachers teach and students learn. Community schools are more akin to smart phones. Schools and communities connect, collaborate, and create. Children and families have an array of supports from community partners right at their school. Communities and schools leverage their shared physical and human assets to help kids succeed. Community schools contain a host of built-in opportunities and supports that give students and parents all the tools they need to learn and grow.

THE WHOLE CHILD APPROACH

Each child, in each school, in each of our communities deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. That's what a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engagement really is.

RESILIENCY BUILDING:

STRENGTHENING HEARTS AND MINDS

1. Builds and strengthens their networks of supports – caring adults 2. Strong and invested relationships 3. Encourages goal orientation with scaffolded supports 4. Let's them know it's okay to ask for help 5. Builds executive functioning 6. Encourages mindful practices 7. Values youth/student voice – let’s them talk 8. Encourages creativity and play 9. Builds feelings of competence

• 10. Nurtures optimism
• 11. Teaches them to face fear - but with support
• 12. Teaches them how to re frame
• 13. Models resiliency
• 14. Builds trust in others /and themselves
• 15. Meets them where they are
• 16. Teaches problem solving

AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLAR IDENTITY MODEL

GILMAN WHITING – MALE DONNA FORD - FEMALE

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE & SUSTAINABLE

Internal Love of Learning Strong Cultural Identity Comfort in “One’s Own Skin” Delayed Gratification – A Willingness to Make Sacrifices Internal Locus of Control Self-Awareness Affect Regulation A Desire for Success

External Strong Family A Supportive Community Mentors A Supportive and Nurturing School Resources

THE PROMISE CHURCH EFFORT

The Promise Church Initiative is designed to help individuals, families, schools, and

• ther groups develop a shared vision of achievement and success for students and their
• families. This shared vision ‘housed’ in a plan that is designed to look at a student’s

needs from a “whole child” approach. The goal of the effort is to keep African American youth and other marginalized children safe, healthy, engaged, and thriving at home, at school, in neighborhoods and communities, and in the larger society. The effort is designed to ensure that each student in a targeted area is surrounded by a village of support that can help guide, motivate celebrate, and support their successes. It is also hoped that the effort will connect success-oriented young people with each other, supporting and nurturing an African American scholarly community.

WHO’S IN THE PROMISE ZONE

A Promise Community – in a “Promise Zone” composed of: Promise Church(es)/Congregations Promise Schools Promise Mentors Promise Families Promise Scholars

Organized to Help A Student and their Family achieve health, resilency, success, and wellness!

PROMISE CHURCH’S TARGET POPULATION

• African American students and their families (especially

those who are underrepresented in gifted & talented and AP and honors programming.

• Ideally bounded by geography and community

connectedness

• The faith community & congregations located in those

traditionally under resourced communities

• The communities and neighborhoods where these students

and families traditionally reside

CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROMISE CHURCH PROCESS

• Meetings
• Trainings
• Leadership Development
• Resources & Information
• Evaluation and Assessment – a vigorous

CQI process

• Community Events and Community

Education

• Ongoing School & Community

Collaborations

• Engaged congregations: identifying supports

and resources for families, scholars & mentors

• Family Driven Holistic Promise Plans & Goals
• Strong School and Family Connectedness –

Collaboration and Coordination

• Strong Community Development and

Engagement focused on supporting the success of all students.

• Leadership Engagement and Development

THE PROMISE PLAN

Based on the Individual Success Plan or Success Plan Model Slowly becoming the ‘ Gold Standard” “ A key challenge facing educators within this new agenda is implementing supports and activities that ensure all students graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to enter the workforce or complete a postsecondary training certificate or degree. Emerging research has led stakeholders from various perspectives to argue that engaging in the development of learning plans may improve outcomes for students transitioning from high school to college and careers." Massachusetts Rennie Center Brief: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/cte/pdf/studentlearningplans.pdf for Students 6-12 Grade For More Information: http://www.renniecenter.org/sites/default/files/2017-01/ILPs.pdf

A PROMISE PLAN

A PROMISE A PLAN

• a method for achieving an end
• an often customary method of doing

something

• a detailed formulation of a program of

action

• an orderly arrangement of parts of an
• verall design or objective
• a detailed program

Miriam Webster Online Dictionary

9

• a declaration that one will do or

refrain from doing something specified

• a legally binding declaration that

gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act

• a reason to expect something;

especially : ground for expectation of success, improvement, or excellence

• Something that is promised

USES S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

What Are Smart Goals?: Specific – think of only one thing/goal you want to accomplish? Measurable – how will you measure if you reach your goal? Achievable – can you reach that goal within your time period. (Stretching is good) Relevant – is this important to you now and why is it important? Time-bound – when will your goal be achieved?

All About Me:

Goals Dreams Strengths Family

My Social and Emotional Goal My Spiritual Goal My Cultural Goal My Recreational Goal My Health and Wellness Goal My Educational Goal

OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE INITIATIVE

• Congregation based “mobile” promise libraries & resource centers
• Arts, culture, media, and technology efforts
• Leadership and small business development activities in the ‘zone’
• Training opportunities to for educational advocacy and civic

engagement

• Pre-natal and early childhood efforts
• Special events
• Health and wellness programming

And more.

PARTNERS

Champaign Unit 4 Schools ROOT CAUSES The Pastor’s Council Meridian K Consulting & Counseling Services The University of Illinois – Psychological Services Center United Foundation for Arts and Technology