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Virginia walker

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Policies need to fit into what Community schools are

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CAN WE TALK ABOUT RACISM? If it’s in the community, and in our schools, this it’s in our workplaces. We need to know how to engage these conversations and staff need to be addressed.

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How do we partner with families of student with special needs (disabilities, ESL, homeless, etc)?

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Training opportunities/needs
- shadowing for coordinators and principals
- transition from needs assessment to implementation in the work
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Increased collaboration with MSDE

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Increased collaboration with MSDE

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Organized parent groups for parents and caregivers to be more involved and be apart of the schools initiative

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Getting resources both physical and knowledge based (medical, dentists, etc)

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Training opportunities from Maryland Mentoring 

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Training opportunities from Maryland Mentoring 

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Absences because of medical needs or other problems

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We are a new community school and an alternative high school. Looking to connect with other Maryland alternative high schools with the community school distinction. It is a unique educational model/ structure. Let’s connect!

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Not fully there yet, but there is more awareness to provide communications in a variety of languages. Needs to be a state-wide effort though.

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Accountability for LEAs to ensure accurate dissemination of funds based on state formula and equity for schools with the highest needs.

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I actually don’t know

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Providing academic resources and next steps for adult learners 21 and older. South Baltimore Adult High School is for Maryland residents 21 and older looking to get their high school diploma. We do not fit in the traditional k-12 sector but follow the high school schedule.

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Having a state office that specifically deals with community schools.

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Alignment and cohesion across the state so that regardless of what school or school district you engage with, there is alignment and cohesion.

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Increase in salary for coordinators in Baltimore City.

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Ensure students are part of the steering committee and decision making process for obtaining goals

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Extend work done in silos to coordinate efforts across offices, departments, schools, jurisdictions.

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ACTIVE support from state and district leadership for Comm Schools 

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ACTIVE support from state and district leadership for Comm Schools 

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Collaboration amongst states

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Partnership expo to share resources across counties

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Engaging families to come in and lead workshops during around family events

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Stop cutting programs and positions that are benefitting the school

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Additional Community Schools added

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Less barriers,  restrictions for spending funds in PGCPS.

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Work more as a team within the school, including administrators, teachers, support staff, liaisons and community partners

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Better Policies & procedures in place in the school district to implement programs have been a barrier.

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Transparency

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Education and professional learning on Community School model and strategies for leadership, staff, students and families and the community.

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Education and professional learning on Community School model and strategies for leadership, staff, students and families and the community.

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Work cell phone so I can text families basic info and questions. 

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Work cell phone so I can text families basic info and questions. 

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Partnership expo so that we can access it across md counties

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Obstacles regarding immigration

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Community partnerships!

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Power of social media

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Will develop teams

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Students are becoming both victims and offenders of crimes on and around school campuses at an alarming rate. Access to weapons and drugs are out of control.

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Hispanic parent council

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Food distribution continuing, parent engagement activities have resumed

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Trainings

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Food distribution

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Increasing family engagement post pandemic 

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Increasing family engagement post pandemic 

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Increased community involvement

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Mental health

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Funding has gone well.

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More liberties in spending in schools based on school needs

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Lack of fidelity of expanding community schools and the effect it will have on on children and families.

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Proper identification of people that fit the mold of the CSF/CSC without a close-minded process from leadership during the interview/vetting process.

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Lack of stable housing and transportation

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Evolving school & community outreach/resources to reach families who are not literate in their native language (or technologically literate either)

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Evolving school & community outreach/resources to reach families who are not literate in their native language (or technologically literate either)

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Publicity

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Trauma informed practices

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Providing meals (limiting food barriers) for workshops

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Parent Cafe
Increased Family Engagement Opportunities

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Secondary Trauma

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The inability to replace uniforms after school opening.

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Food insecurity

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Mental health
Homelessness
After school program

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Increasing community partners to invest into our school and students.  

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Increasing community partners to invest into our school and students.  

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Free Monthly mental health support sessions for students and families

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Bullying

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Educator fatigue that doesn’t foster team work with the family

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Workshops that include parents in the academic support process.

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More mental and physical health options

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The affect of drugs on children who don’t smoke

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Mental health

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Shared leadership

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Social Justice SEL conversations.

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Additional food access.

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Families Trauma

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Civics and social emotional as stand alone subjects.

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Access to resources like food, shelter, laundry services, school supplies, technology, uniforms, etc. and organizations that help substance abuse, mental health, trauma, grief, employment, etc.

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Youth Crime Surge

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Increase in SEL for students & Teachers

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Mental health options for youth...not enough 

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Mental health options for youth...not enough 

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Support from local county people that have no clue who or what we are

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Literacy and math nights

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Gun violence
Cyber influence

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Language access

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School based mental health and restorative practices.

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Mental health support

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Collaboration, increased parent participation