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New Jersey’s Promise Communities Pilot. Promise Communities Pilot Overview .
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New Jersey’s Promise Communities Pilot
Promise Communities Pilot Overview The vision of this program is that all children and youth growing up in a Promise Community have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and a career. Vision Lead Community Based Organizations • Center For Family Services (Camden) • La Casa de Don Pedro (Newark) • NJ Community Development Corporation (Paterson)
Framework Planning Implementation
PC Indicators Education Programs Children Ready for Kindergarten Indicators: #/% of young children who demonstrate age-appropriate functioning; have a medical home; and participate in early learning programs Students Proficient in Core Subjects Indicator: #/% of students at or above grade level according to 3rd-8th grade and high school assessments Successful MS to HS Transition Indicator: Attendance rate of students in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades High School Graduation Indicator: Graduation rate in neighborhood high school College/Career Success Indicator: #/% of students with post secondary degrees or other credentials w/o need for remediation Grade Age Lead Community Based Organizations should collect data for the five education indicators stated above. Family and Community Supports Students Are Healthy Indicator: #/% of children who participate in 60 minutes of physical activity daily and eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily Students Live in Stable Communities Indicator: Student mobility rate (as defined in notice inviting applications) Family/Community Support Learning Indicator: #/% of families who read to their children, encourage their children to read, and talk to their children about college Students w/ 21st Century Learning Tools Indicator: #/% students with school and home access to broadband and connected computing device Students Feel Safe Indicator: #/% of students who feel safe at school and traveling to and from school as measured by a school climate survey Lead CBO will collect data for the five community support program indicators stated above. CBO may also select their own project indicator in each category to fit the needs of their communities or use the indicators outlined. Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.
New Jersey Community Development Corporation Great Spruce Street ProjectThe City of Paterson(Silk City)
Great Spruce Street (GSS) Project General • Approximately 5,000 students in this project area. • 60 square blocks • National Park is within the GSS Project School Community • Charter School • School #2 • School #5 • International High School
Preschool Funding Teach for America AmeriCorps Members (National Service) Youthbuild Community in Schools Program Planning Consultants for NJCDC’s Business Plan Great Spruce Street (GSS) Project
High-Performing Schools and Academic Programs PC Theory of Change Effective Community Services Strong Family Supports Families/children segmented by need Aligned City Infrastructure and Leadership PC students meet outcomes, prepared for college and career Distressed communities are transformed Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.
PC Theory of Action Increase capacity of organizations focused on achieving results for children and youth in an entire neighborhoods RESOURCE LEVERAGING, INTEGRATION, AND TARGETING Build continuum of solutions with great schools at center Integrate other community supports: housing, health, etc. Private funding (individual, corporate, philanthropic) New Promise Neighborhoods funding, support (ED) Integrate programs and break down agency “silos” Other public funds, programs (DOL, DOE, DCA, JJC, DEP, DHSS, County, local, etc) Sustain and “scale up” proven, effective solutions Learn about impact of Promise Communities, relationship between particular strategies and student outcomes Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.
Every CBO needs to have a solid plan and invest in it for their community’s future. • Involve each city’s mayor as a working agent vs. a partner • Recruit innovative or out of the box programs such as National Service, Teach for America, and etc. • Link Promise Community initiatives with other programs or initiatives statewide. • Allow our Promise Communities opportunities to showcase their planning or seeking funding by way of presentations to key constituents. • Community Planning needs community input Lessons We Are Learning
State Departments/Agencies Linking for Community Success