Supporting Student Success
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Supporting Student Success
Mary B. SuttonMichigan After-School Partnership
517-371-4360 Ext 17 [email protected]
Connecting Schools and Communities Through Effective Partnerships
Schools cannot be the only magic bullet for kids. They need to be healthy, they need to be in adequate housing, they need their emotional needs met, they need their nutritional needs met. And schools can do that only in partnership with other agencies. -- Judith Johnson, Superintendent, Peekskill, New York
We know that to be successful, all children need to be Safe Healthy Engaged Supported Challenged
Children spend 20% of their waking hours in school
What happens during the remaining 80% is vital to their success.
A New Day for Learning
We need to re-imagine How When WhereYoung people learnhttp://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/
ANewDayforLearning.pdf
21st Century Vision for learning
builds on a foundation of core academics leveraging community resources incorporating strategies such as
hands-on learning working in teams problem-solving
What does it look like?
Whether it is urban, suburban or rural Expands the definition of School Success Uses research-based knowledge about how
students learn best Fosters collaboration across all sectors Integrates various learning approaches and
places Provides new opportunities for leadership and
professional development
“For every complex issue, there is a simple solution,
and it is almost always wrong.”
“Change is good….
…You go first.”
Why build partnerships? Collaborations multiply collective
strengths Collaborations can provide answers
to many problems Competition for resources Disjointed services Complex community problems Needs that exceed available resources
Everyone benefits Create win/win relationships Minimize problems Maximize results
Collaboration is a contact
sport
Stages of working together Networking Cooperating Coordination Collaboration
How…..Setting a visionEngaging the stakeholdersTaking stockCreating linksAssessment and continuous
improvement
Community Partners Think outside the box Brainstorm Assess Community resources Identify opportunities
Community Asset Mapping Identify Key Components of your
community Strategies of involvement Strategies to engage traditionally
under-represented groups Identify community expertise and
knowledge
MASP A state-wide coalition of state
agencies, organizations and local after school collaborations working to ensure our state’s children and youth have quality after school programs that help keep them safe, healthy, educated, prepared for the workplace and to become successful citizens.
Resources MASP – www.miafterschool.org Afterschool Alliance –
www.afterschoolalliance.org A New Day For Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/pdfs/ANewDayforLearning.pdf
“We are shortchanging our future by ignoring the potential of more time and more people to help our children and communities get ahead. We must maximize every opportunity to compete successfully in the international marketplace of ideas and commerce”
- Richard RileyUnited States Secretary of Education 1993-2001