Community Schools Grant Initiative Grantee Convening
Thursday & Friday, May 14 & 15, 2015
Resources
Convening Agenda (
44KB)
Presenter Bios ( 36KB)
State Agency Descriptions ( 269KB)
Community Schools: A Strategy, Not a Program
Jane Quinn - Director, National Center for Community Schools
Janice Chu-Zhu - Senior Director of National Capacity Building, National Center for Community Schools
Slide Deck ( 873KB)
Response to Key Concepts About Community Schools ( 79KB)
What is a Community School Video - Coalition for Community Schools
New York State Agency Panel
Moderator
Deborah Benson - Executive Director, NYC Council on Children and Families
Panel
Donna Bradbury - Associate Commissioner, Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families , Office of Mental Health
Sharyn Brandt-Ruzza – Manager, School Based Health Clinic Unit, Department of Health
Claire Strohmeyer – Director, Continuous Quality Improvement/Data, Office of Children and Family Services
Christopher Myers – Workforce Programs Specialist, Department of Labor
Sharon Holder - Director, Student Support Services, State Education Department
Developing Performance Benchmarks
Vanessa Threatte - Executive Director, New York Cradle to Career Strategic Alliance, State University of New York
Carri Manchester - Associate in Educational Planning and Evaluation, NYS Education Department
Slide Deck ( 269KB)
Benchmark Development Worksheet ( 214KB)
Program and Fiscal Requirements for CSGI Grantees
Carri Manchester - Associate in Educational Planning and Evaluation, NYS Education Department
Slide Deck ( 1.16MB)
Schools and Mental Health Partnerships
Doug Bailey, Educational Consultant, NYS Office of Mental Health
Maria Bove, LCSW-R, Director of School-Based Behavioral Health Services, Parsons Child and Family Center
Garra Lloyd- Lester, Youth Suicide Prevention Specialist, Suicide Prevention Center of New York State (SPCNY)
Mary McHugh, LCSW-R, Director of Strategic Clinical Solutions, Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families, NYS Office of Mental Health
Jennifer Parmalee, Director of School Based Initiatives, Onondaga County Department of Children and Family Services
Slide Deck ( 245KB)
Engaging Families in Your Community School: What Works?
Alli Lidie, Deputy Director, New York State Afterschool Network
Slide Deck ( 4.32MB)
Forging Effective Partnerships in Community Schools
Janice Chu-Zhu, Senior Director of National Capacity Building, National Center for Community Schools
Slide Deck ( 676KB)
Partnership Assessment for CBOs ( 119KB)
Partnership Assessment for Schools ( 118KB)
Tackling Chronic Absence
Sarah Jonas, Senior Director of Regional Initiatives, National Center for Community Schools
Slide Deck ( 1.15MB)
Attendance Works Elementary School Flyer ( 380KB)
Attendance Works Middle/High School Flyer ( 374KB)
How to Lead Weekly Student Success Summits ( 381KB)
Sustaining Community Schools
Jane Quinn, Director, National Center for Community Schools
Slide Deck ( 1.08MB)
Achieving Sustainability: Eight Critical Elements for Success ( 17KB)
Sample Sustainability Action Plan ( 34KB)
Evaluating your Community School
Mary DeMasi, Director of Policy, Planning and Research, NYS Council on Children & Families
Slide Deck ( 716KB)
Building A Positive Climate and Culture from the Inside Out
Joseph D. Otter, LMSW, SBL – Associate, New York State Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Technical Assistance Center
Slide Deck ( 792KB)
Children’s Health and Community Schools
Susan Slade, Director, Bureau of Child Health, NYS Department of Health
Brett Harris, Research Scientist, NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Mary Flynn, Public Health Nutritionist, NYS Department of Health
Kara Connelly, Assistant Director, Bureau of Dental Health, NYS Department of Health
Slide Deck ( 1.8MB)