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Overview
Overview
Goal: Using the classroom space as a vehical to help implement the community schools initiative through empowering students to aid in the completion of the different components of the community schools journey from the needs and assets assessment to the implementation of potential solutions to help actively improve their school as well as community around them.
Purpose: Build up students' soft and hard skills to help them become active change makers in their community as well as make the classroom a meaning culturally/community responsive space to the wants and needs of the students.
Process:
Components:
a. Onboarding & Educating Campus about Community Schools
b. Needs & Assets Assessment Implementation
c. Community & Site Resource Mapping
d. Solution Identification & Implementation
e. Evaluation of Interventions & Solutions
Community Schools PBL Integration Framework
Community Schools PBL Integration Framework
Community Schools Project Based Learning Integration: Community Schools aims to empower students and educational partners as change-makers by integrating Project-Based Learning (PBL) to address community needs through time, skills, and resources.
Onboarding/Rollout:
Scheduled an optional all-staff informational meeting where the Community Schools Coordinator and the Site Coach presented:
Community Schools’ projects and successes.
Needs and Assets Assessment (NAA) findings, highlighting key growth areas.
Working group topics, expectations, and a Google form for staff to join.
The goal was to incorporate NAA findings into academies’ project planning.
Component 1: Community Schools Sub-Committee Prework -
Recruit Members: Use surveys and NAA data to assemble diverse educational partners.
Ensure representation from various stakeholders to create holistic solutions.
Component 2: Working Group Initial Meeting - Identifying Root Cause and Measuring Baseline -
Role Selection: Assign responsibilities for solution implementation, data analysis, and presentations.
Root Cause: Identify the underlying issues based on NAA findings.
Baseline Data: Establish or plan for baseline data collection to measure progress.
COMPONENT 3: Working Group Meeting - Solutions, Goal Setting, & Planning
Identify Solutions: Research evidence-based strategies addressing the issue.
Solution Implementation Plan: Define responsibilities, timelines, and execution methods.
Tracking Data Collection Plan: Monitor solution effectiveness and progress.
Fidelity of Implementation/Transparency
Community Schools Sub-Committee Member Coaches: CSSC members ensure consensus and protocol adherence.
Maintanence of Working Group Websites: Working group websites host updates, graphic organizers, and data for transparency.
Evaluation:
COMPONENT 4: Solution Evaluation, Reflection, & Refinement
Evaluate Solution - Assess the impact of implemented solutions.
Identify successes and challenges to refine or replace strategies.
Share findings with stakeholders to improve future efforts.
Community Schools - Public Health Advocacy Project
Community Schools - Public Health Advocacy Project
Overview: This project uses the Community Schools model for identifying issues and emphasizes community education and engagement in crafting solutions.
Essential Question: What should we do to make our community healthier?
Purpose: Provide an in-depth research based analysis of
Deliverables:
Website
Presentation of findings
Graphic Organizers for the audience
Community Converstation Regarding Public Health Issue
Evidence of Solution Implementation
Length: 1 Semester
Example of Student Final Products and Future Plans:
Mental Health Workshops (1).pdfPage updated
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