Oakland freedomschools poster

Oakland Freedom Schools: Academic & Cultural summer enrichment program partnership between Lincoln Child Center and Leadership Excellence www.LincolnChildCenter.org Successful Agency Partnership: LCC+LE=OFS Anchor Partner CDF Freedom Schools Haley Farm training, books & curriculum Inkind Partners OUSD facilities (Frick), custodial, breakfast & lunch, access to families Funding Partners OFCY core funding along with Clorox, Title IVE, & more. On Site Partners SFSU recruitment BayUP interns AAMA Office interns I.S.I.S. (science) Youth Speaks (writing) Youth Together (youth leadership) Tacuma King (drumming) Dr. Bethea, NEIU PROGRAM STRENGTHS • 19 year proven track record. Strong reputation. Community following. • Evidence-based intervention. Prior & current research on OFS outcomes. • Highest outcomes in self-esteem & positive racial image. • 100% of staff reflect the background of students. GROWTH GOALS • Expand # of sites to 2, then 5 • Expand to afterschool, also early care and after care summer options • Expand & strengthen parent engagement (retreats) • Institutionally imbed in schools UNCOMMON COLLABORATION Over 20 national and local partners collaborated closely to make Oakland Freedom Schools a success in 2012. PRINCIPLES OF CARE • OFS, an early intervention & prevention program uses a strengths-based approach to self-esteem, cultural pride & confidence. • Intragency collaboration with Families Together, Training Dept., HOPE clinical supervisors & trainers, & CEO Youth • Best practice- Empirical research in 1999 & 2012 • Family centered- “Chat & Chews” parent workshops PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS • Improve staff quality of engagement with students & families • Improve training of volunteers & support staff • Control salary costs • Offset field trip expenses with merchandise revenue CRITICAL GOALS Stable funding (OFCY 3 year renewal)+ Staffing capacity (fulltime director) +Systems alignment (OUSD, AC)= Sustainable Model “Last year, my daughter witnessed a murder and wouldn’t talk. Since being in Freedom School, she has opened up and talks all the time and is a happy, confident child thanks to this program.” - OFS Parent AGENCY ALIGNMENT: Strategic Imperatives 1. Refine and enhance LCC’s service model at all levels – Brings a more integrated, nationally recognized, culturally responsive model to LCC community based programs. 2. Expand and deepen services to the most vulnerable communities- New innovative program that strengthens LCC reputation in east & west Oakland community. 3. Strengthen management, operational capacity and infrastructure- Integrated with Training Dept. & strengthens targeted recruitment efforts. 4. Design and implement performance metrics in each program- Evaluation by Dr. Bethea, NEIU. OFCY independent evaluation & surveys. LE parent feedback. 5. Develop robust and varied funding strategies that support the vision- OFCY, Foundation support, registration fees. FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT $150,000 for 137 youth over 5 weeks at 1 site ($43 per child, per day) 2013 Budget: $125,000 for 100 youth over 6 weeks at 2 sites ($41 per child, per day) RISK MEASURES • Train and background check all support staff. • First Aid, emergency and disaster training & protocol. BOARD SUPPORT • Identify expansion sites/programs • Identify STEM funding strategy • More Policy alignment with CDF & LCC regarding childrens’ advocacy & funding on Federal and State level. SPECIAL THANKS! Shawn & Nedra Ginwright, Co-Founders of Leadership Excellence OUSD leadership: Kimi Kean, Jerome Gourdine, Jane O’Brien OFS Staff (La’Cole & Interns)

Upload
macheop
Category

Documents
view
80
download
0

Embed Size (px):

description

Transcript of Oakland freedomschools poster

Oakland Freedom Schools: Academic & Cultural summer enrichment program partnership between Lincoln Child Center and Leadership Excellence

www.LincolnChildCenter.org

Successful Agency Partnership: LCC+LE=OFS

Anchor Partner

CDF Freedom Schools Haley Farm training, books & curriculum

Inkind Partners

OUSD facilities (Frick), custodial, breakfast & lunch, access to families

Funding Partners

OFCY core funding along with Clorox, Title IVE, & more.

On Site Partners

SFSU recruitment

BayUP interns

AAMA Office interns

I.S.I.S. (science)

Youth Speaks (writing)

Youth Together (youth leadership)

Tacuma King (drumming)

Dr. Bethea, NEIU

PROGRAM STRENGTHS• 19yearproventrackrecord.Strong

reputation. Community following.

• Evidence-basedintervention.Prior&current research on OFS outcomes.

• Highestoutcomesinself-esteem&positiveracialimage.

• 100%ofstaffreflectthebackgroundof students.

GROWTH GOALS• Expand#ofsitesto2,then5

• Expandtoafterschool,alsoearlycare and after care summer options

• Expand&strengthenparentengagement (retreats)

• Institutionallyimbedinschools

UNCOMMON COLLABORATIONOver20nationalandlocalpartnerscollaboratedcloselytomakeOaklandFreedomSchoolsasuccessin2012.

PRINCIPLES OF CARE• OFS,anearly intervention & prevention programusesastrengths-based

approachtoself-esteem,culturalpride&confidence.

• Intragencycollaborationwith Families Together, Training Dept., HOPE clinicalsupervisors&trainers,&CEOYouth

• Bestpractice-Empiricalresearchin1999&2012

• Familycentered- “Chat & Chews” parent workshops

PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS• Improvestaffqualityofengagementwithstudents&families

• Improvetrainingofvolunteers&supportstaff

• Controlsalarycosts

• Offsetfieldtripexpenseswithmerchandiserevenue

CRITICAL GOALSStable funding (OFCY 3 year renewal)+ Staffing capacity (fulltime director) +Systems alignment (OUSD, AC)= Sustainable Model

“Last year, my daughter witnessed a murder and wouldn’t talk. Since being in Freedom School, she has opened up and talks all the time and is a happy, confident child thanks to this program.”

- OFS Parent

AGENCY ALIGNMENT: Strategic Imperatives1. RefineandenhanceLCC’sservicemodelatalllevels–Bringsamore

integrated,nationallyrecognized,culturallyresponsivemodeltoLCCcommunity based programs.

2. Expandanddeepenservicestothemostvulnerablecommunities- NewinnovativeprogramthatstrengthensLCCreputationineast&westOakland community.

3. Strengthenmanagement,operationalcapacityandinfrastructure-Integrated with Training Dept. & strengthens targeted recruitment efforts.

4. Designandimplementperformancemetricsineachprogram-EvaluationbyDr.Bethea,NEIU.OFCYindependentevaluation&surveys.LEparentfeedback.

5. Developrobustandvariedfundingstrategiesthatsupportthevision-OFCY, Foundation support, registration fees.

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

$150,000for137youth over5weeksat1site ($43 per child, per day)

2013Budget:$125,000for 100youthover6weeksat2sites($41perchild,perday)

RISK MEASURES• Trainandbackgroundcheck

all support staff.