Community Partners Meeting June 27, 2013

1. Community Partners Meeting June 27, 2013

2. Agenda • Project Update (30 mins) • Input on Creating Community-School Partnerships (45 mins) • Q&A (15 mins)

3. Project Update • Scope of Work was submitted on April 8 • We heard your feedback: • Incorporated CBOs as partners in SOWs • Including CBOs as partners in implementation workgroups • Community Network Steering Committee is our outreach “hub” • Scope of Work approval is expected by start of school

4. Project 1 Update: Investment Fund for Teaching & Leading • Technical Workgroup formed to advise on criteria for RFP • Representation included: • District leaders and practitioners • UW • WA STEM • OSPI • Community-based organizations (Families for Multicultural Communities) • Education Associations • Executive Committee approved criteria on May 23 • Draft RFP was released on June 19 • Final RFP will be released July 1 • Proposals due Aug. 19

5. Project 2 Update: Regional Data Portal • Data Coordinating Committee formed to advise on design and implementation. • Representation includes: • District IT leaders • Community-based organizations (Community Schools Coalition, White Center CDA, YDEKC, Communities & Parents for Public Schools, CCER) • WA STEM • There will be 3 phases for this work: • Inventory current district data capacity, policies & systems • Design data portal • Implement & train stakeholders on data portal

6. Project 3 Update: PreK-3rd Grade Systems • Building teams who will guide each district to develop PreK-3rd grade action plans. • Partnering with Dr. Kristi Kauerz from UW • PreK-3 Kick-off Event Aug. 1 • Birth through 3rd Grade Work Group sent letter to Executive Committee outlining priorities • Technical Workgroup will advise on Investment Fund criteria. Includes community partners (Child Care Aware, Seattle Early Education Collaborative, Open Doors for Multicultural Families) • Executive Committee will approve criteria in August

7. Project 4 Update: Digital STEM Tools in High-Need Elementary & Middle Schools • Advisory Team created to advise on implementation • Representation includes: • Districts • CBOs (Community Schools Coalition, YMCA, CCER) • UW • WA STEM • Advisory Team will start a process for selecting tools this summer/fall.

8. Project 5 Update: Career Awareness & Exploration System • This project is being led by PSESD and the King County STEM Network • The first steps are to: • Identify what schools and businesses need to do to build the network, and, • Determine how many students and teachers will be impacted.

9. Project 6 Update: Middle & High School Advising • Contracting with UW Dream Project to provide Counselor Assistants in 17 high-need middle and high schools starting this fall • High School & Beyond Institute will support counselors in August • Based on feedback from counselors, an RFP will be used to solicit professional development proposals for counselors

10. Project 7 Update: College Board Pathway • Students will take the ReadiStep, PSAT and SAT for free this coming school year • We are training districts on how to be ready for these assessments and on how to use the data

11. Project 8 Update: College & Career Readiness Investment Fund • Technical Workgroup formed to advise on criteria for RFP • Representation included: • District leaders and practitioners • UW • Community-based organizations (Kent Youth & Family Services, Neighborhood House, Seattle Education Access) • Executive Committee approved criteria on June 20 • Currently writing RFP (expected release in mid-July)

12. Deep Dive 1 Update: Kent East Hill • Team has worked to refine the SOW based on feedback from Dept. of Education. • As part of the Initiative, there have been several CBO’s involved, including: • KCHA, Building Better Futures Board, KFYS, CHS, Refugee Women’s Alliance, LEV, & CC&R.  • Hiring a Family Engagement and Student Achievement Facilitator to work with the Read to Succeed extended learning programs and other extended day providers. • Plans include data coaching and professional development for school staff and community partners

13. Deep Dive 2 Update: White Center • Family Navigators:  • Taskforce created • Ongoing community input into model • Eligibility and recruitment plans  in process • Early Learning: • Initial partners identified and meeting – model has been developed to aid FFN providers in supporting kindergarten readiness • Hiring process begun for early learning outreach staff to FFN providers • Plan for Highline Public Schools to collaborate with White Center :Promise • Extended Outcomes: • Position posted • Schools taking stock of needs

14. Deep Dive 3 Update: Investment Fund for Additional School-Community Partnerships • Community Network Steering Committee is a partner in guiding this work • Also studying the Seattle Public Schools Intensive School Partnerships model • Criteria for the RFP will be developed in August and approved by the Executive Committee in September • We would like to get your thoughts on this today.

15. Agenda • Project Update (30 mins) • Input on Creating Community-School Partnerships (45 mins) • Q&A (15 mins)

16. Input on Creating Community-School Partnerships • Please discuss the following questions at your table for 20 minutes. • A facilitator will take notes so we can incorporate your feedback into the RFP criteria. • We will come back together to share our responses, and then break into a general Q&A. • What are you currently doing to create strong community-school partnerships? • What makes a community-school partnership successful? • What supports do community-based organizations and districts need to create strong partnerships?

17. Agenda • Project Update (30 mins) • Input on Creating Community-School Partnerships (45 mins) • Q&A (15 mins)

18. Questions What questions do you have?