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Develop a data-driven story that can be shared with local elected officials.

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We need more AZ peeps, sharing OUR progresses, stresses, strategies, etc.

We are DIFFERENT in AZ!

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Start a coalition

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Enhance communication with behavioral health providers

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Enhance communication with behavioral health providers

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Many opportunities to enhance service delivery at schools. We can help start conversations with providers.

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Effectively target our message for efficiencies in funding and raising awareness so we can grow our good works.

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We have to disrupt the system:

The communication we use

The tactics we implore

The togetherness WE yield.

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Spread the word — share the success stories. Hold local and/or regional meetings.

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Effectively target our message for efficiencies in funding and raising awareness so we can grow our good works.

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More connections, more connections. Kiss the babies, shake the hands, meet the people!

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Expand programs and help co-workers to make a difference.

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In the Public Interest recently released a report detailing Community School wins

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Chronic underfunding. Teacher shortages. Gun violence. Mental health crises. Political attacks by elected officials. An overemphasis on standartized testing.

America's public schools face countless challenges that seem to be more insurmountable with each passing school year.

Public schools from small-town Florida to downtown Los Angeles are using a century-old strategy to overcome these challenges, with striking results.

These schools are transforming into "community schools," listening to and collaborating with families, students, and the surrounding communities to not only improve the academic performance and student well-being, but also solve problems beyond the classroom and campus walls.

Research shows that community schools that adhere to best practices improve student educational outcomes, increase attendance, improve peer/adult relationships and attitudes toward school, and reduce racial and economic achievement gaps. We also know that for every dollar invested in a community school, the community gets $15 back because better schools boost the economy and well-being of its population.
From the introduction to "How Community Schools are Transforming Public Education," a collection of stories about community schools that are transforming the way they function and demonstrating progress on a variety of outcome measures.
Read the full report here.

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In the Public Interest - How Community Schools are Transforming Public Education

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A report from In the Public Interest, the Network for Public Education, and the Partnership for the Future of Learning

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As a first time attendee to the conference, this has been a great start meeting with the attendees from AZ that are passionate about the Community Schools model.

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Bring success stories in and present models that work while spending time collaborating next steps.

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Embed community schools model in all curriculum 

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Embed community schools model in all curriculum 

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There are several projects and initiatives that would benefit the community schools and the Banner Health Plans. I can see working with higher ground to identify and build out some shared work around physical and behavioral health for kids and families.

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How to better engage with individual students, and help many with resilience, awareness, focus, and commitment.

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How to better engage with individual students, and help many with resilience, awareness, focus, and commitment.

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Establishing CUSD /City Collaboration to track supports for family housing and Title One to connect resources and identify needs .

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Create a bigger voice for community schools in every school and why the model is important to leverage healthy and happy kids and families . Spread the word !!

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How other community schools track data.

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Being in my role, I have the esteem privilege of representing Higher Ground to the masses; and because of the good work already done, many of my presentations are well received.

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Share stories and build relationships with community, local and state officials. State and local school board members, city council, county school superintendents, legislators, Governor

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Keep pushing and having these uncomfortable conversations/asks. Keep connecting across the state, discussing funding, politics, outcomes, and ideas.

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Build better community awareness about the CS model to help build partnership and funding opportunities

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How other communities have addressed common obstacles (family engagement, increasing attendance, high mobility) 

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How other communities have addressed common obstacles (family engagement, increasing attendance, high mobility) 

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I need to have a better understanding of the framework and the basic organization. once I have a better understanding it would be great to get the run down on how community schools operates in Arizona.

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Begin bringing people into the steering committees, which will be named differently, and spending time to understand their needs and priorities for the school site and surrounding community.

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Provide support and outreach services to educate all on what we offer and how it transforms our childrens and families.

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Revise site council meetings to the Family Educator Together teams model at each school

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Creating stronger partnerships to leverage the community school model to serve all staff, parents , families , students and community members 

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Creating stronger partnerships to leverage the community school model to serve all staff, parents , families , students and community members 

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Share the success stories. With that comes challenges, so sharing the challenges for others to learn from so they, too, can be successful.

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How to form sustainable collaborations to support student and family success.

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Starting both out-of-school and in-school-for-credit Judo programs for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

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share our wins and tell our stories

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I hope to learn how to build policy and funding for this work.

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I hope to learn how to build policy and funding for this work.

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Remind myself of my "why" every day. On the days that feel difficult, overwhelming, or pointless, remember my "why." Each child and family deserves to live their best life, according to what that means to them.

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I would like set-up regular meetings with the programs in our city and assist in identifying partners to help fill their needs.

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I would like set-up regular meetings with the programs in our city and assist in identifying partners to help fill their needs.

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Implement an assessment to keep our school communities and our teams moving forward strategically

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Implement an assessment to keep our school communities and our teams moving forward strategically

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Arts/performance night. Fall festival, science night.

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Create More Data Literacy Learning Opportunities

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Create More Data Literacy Learning Opportunities

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I’m brand new to the work, excited to hear how we can provide support. There are many points where our work intersects.

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Raise targeted awareness of the awesomeness of community schools so we can continue our good work for kids and families and communities

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Create best practices for schools

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Continue to provide transformational support to locals/districts employing the Community School strategy 

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Continue to provide transformational support to locals/districts employing the Community School strategy 

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Working with experts in the Community Schools space as been exceptional!

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In person parent meeting

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People are starting to recognize Higher Ground as a great organization. As a result, many speaking engagement are received well.

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Have roles clearly established for the staff so everyone will know who to go for certain things involving community events or data collection, etc.

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Share the idea of community schools with the local union leaders I work with to see if they would be interested in doing this work going forward.

Katie, AEA, Phoenix

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How to raise funding to support all our needs.

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I want to discover more ways we can support the programs/schools in  Chandler.

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I want to discover more ways we can support the programs/schools in  Chandler.

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Get together for a conference in Arizona, invite more stakeholders 

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Get together for a conference in Arizona, invite more stakeholders 

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How to better tell these stories without exploitation.

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How to best engage business community support.

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How to get educator (and union) engagement in the implementation and facilitation of community schools

Katie, AEA, Phoenix

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Developing a way to track common obstacles at our 8 schools to be able to better support our teams implementing Restart SMART

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Developing a way to track common obstacles at our 8 schools to be able to better support our teams implementing Restart SMART

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Parent Volunteers

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Student led newsletter

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Zumba class for staff and parents

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We have FULLY owned leading community schools in AZ! 

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We have FULLY owned leading community schools in AZ! 

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Yoga classes for staff and parents

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Complete this form so your state facilitator can follow up with you.

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https://padlet.com/thefcenetwork/2024-csxfe-arizona-u4jnowkdqh853viy

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This year’s conference theme is Leveling Up for Success.

4:45 PM | Begin

4:45 - 4:55 PM | Overview

5:00 - 5:10 PM | Community Builder and Networking

5:10 - 5:30 PM | Bright Spots

5:30 - 5:50 PM | I and the We

5:50 - 6:00 PM | Next Steps

6:00 PM | End