Post on 12-Jul-2015
Federation Board Presentation
Federation Support for Congregational Education:
The CSI² -
Congregational School Improvement Initiative
How many of you went to Hebrew school?
Total: 6,764 children
In 2010-11 Federation
provided over 1.2 million dollars
to congregations for Jewish education.
$639,000 for school scholarships through the annual campaign and challenge funds
$100,000 for the Teen Mission
$89,000 from the Berman Fund for funding family Jewish educators in congregations
$36,000 for placing special needs educators in the schools
$23,000 for teen informal education through the Schulman Fund
$23,000 in teacher professional growth stipends through the Nirim program
$15,000 for family education grants through the Berman Fund
2010-2011 Direct Congregational
Funding Included:
CSI and CSI² Funding
$134,000 for CSI program grants
$132,000 to fund the CSI2
systemic change initiative
2010-2011 Direct Congregational
Funding Included:
CSI 2 is a three year school enhancement
program that is designed to provide
congregational schools with the opportunity
to examine, enhance and/or remake their
education program.
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative
Innovations in Jewish Education
What are your
“What ifs?”
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
Innovations in Jewish Education
What if . . .Our goal was to “expand” Jewish time?
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
What if…parents wanted a Hebrew school with “more” hours instead of less?
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
What if…Hebrew school was more like camp?
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
What if…Hebrew school was like scouting?
Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education
What if…students could learn Hebrew in their pjs without having to leave home through on-line learning?
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative
Traditional Organizations: Silos
Lay LeadershipDevelopment
Education Director Leadership Development
Curriculum
DevelopmentIntensive Teacher Training
Parent & Family
Engagement
Education DirectorsSeminar
LeadershipTeam
Parent & Family Engagement
Jewish School Assessment
School Improvement Process (The Instrument)
Professional Development for Teachers
Curriculum Development
New Organizations: Systemic
Congregational School Improvement Initiative CSI²
Congregations Starting Year IIAdat Shalom Synagogue.Congregation B’nai MosheCongregation Shir TikvahCongregation Shaarey Zedek Temple IsraelTemple Kol Ami
Congregations Starting Year I Congregation Beth ShalomTemple Emanu-ElTemple Shir Shalom
Participating CSI 2
Congregations
• Currently there are nine congregations involved in CSI² • Six congregations are in year two of the three year process • Three congregations are just beginning year one.
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative
• Through CSI2 over 185 teachers are
receiving deep professional development.
• All told the CSI2 initiative will impact 2,700
congregational school students.
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative
We will have succeeded when we have
higher retention rates, greater
engagement of students and families,
more learning, happier students,
teachers and families, and more
passion for Jewish life.
How will we know if we have succeeded?
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it” – computer pioneer Alan Kay
Innovations in Jewish Education Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education