Lessons in Community School Implementation: Case Examples From Oakland, Chicago, and Utah

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The effects of poverty and other factors beyond instruction on student performance are well documented, and there has been growing recognition that improving student achievement requires addressing the needs of the whole child. Community schools present a model for improving student outcomes by transforming schools into hubs of supports for students, families, and the community. While evidence regarding the effects of integrated student supports continues to emerge, less is known about the mechanisms of community school implementation. This symposium aims to further this knowledge by providing case studies of community school implementation in Oakland, Chicago, and Utah.

Sub Unit

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools / Division H - Section 1: Applied Research in Schools

Chair

• Reuben Jacobson, Institute for Educational Leadership

Papers

• Lessons From Oakland: Collaborative Leadership and Strategic Coordination in Community Schools - Kendra Fehrer, John W. Gardner Center; Jacob Leos-Urbel, Stanford University

• Lessons From Chicago: The Role of Lead Community-Based Agencies in Elev8 - Stephen Baker, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; Amelia Kohm, Chapin Hallat the University of Chicago; Lauren Rich, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

• Lessons From Utah: The Role of the State and District in Supporting Community Schools - Dawn Anderson-Butcher, The Ohio State University - Columbus; Lauren Paluta, The Ohio State University - Columbus

Discussant

• Joseph P. McDonald, New York University