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

What if…we were to reconsider Jewish education for the 21st century?

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