Community Schools: An Equity Strategy for School Success Gavin Luter
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Session 3 Target
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Audience: Education Support Professionals, Aspiring Educators, Teachers, Community School Coordinators, Community Schools Program Support
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The Community Schools model is rooted in best practices of what works for students, but what exactly comprises a “Community School” is not always clear. Recently the Learning Policy Institute identified Community Schools as “an evidence-based strategy for equitable school improvement” because of its connection to family and community engagement, additional supports for struggling learners, and emphasis on high-quality curriculum linked to real-world problem-solving. Hear from members of the Wisconsin State Coalition for Community Schools about the overall Community Schools strategy, how this work is growing in Wisconsin, examples of schools using the model, and opportunities to advocate for public Community Schools.
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Evaluating Community Schools Gavin Luter
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Session 4
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Target Audience: Education Support Professionals, Aspiring Educators, Teachers, Community School Coordinators, Program Support
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Find ways to better understand your Community School partnerships from a social justice and critical equity-lens. A growing number of Community School partnerships embrace community-driven leadership and comprehensive, holistic services and supports to meet the needs of families, communities and educators. Building on tenets of Culturally Responsive Evaluation, this presentation strives to both continue and radically extend considerations for evaluating Community School partnerships.
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