A First Look at Community Schools in Baltimore

Autor/in	Olson, Linda S.
Institution	Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC)
Titel	A First Look at Community Schools in Baltimore
Quelle	(2014), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Public Schools; Community Schools; After School Programs; Attendance; Suspension; School Effectiveness; Alignment (Education); Administrative Change; Principals; Leadership; English Language Learners; Low Income Groups; Educational Environment; Parent Attitudes; Parent Participation; Parent Surveys; School Community Relationship; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Anwesenheit; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Schuleffizienz; Principal; Schulleiter; Führung; Führungsposition; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Elternverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Middle schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; High schools; Studentin
Abstract	In partnership with the Mayor of Baltimore City and Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools), Family League of Baltimore (Family League) launched the Community & School Engagement Strategy in school year 2012-13. As part of that process, it intentionally aligned its existing Out of School Time (OST) activities with community schools practices. The major finding is that community schools that had been implementing community school practices for five or more years had statistically significant higher rates of attendance and lower rates of chronic absence when compared to non-community schools. Moreover, students who attended two years of OST had higher attendance rates and lower levels of chronic absence compared to similar peers who did not attend OST. The results also suggest that new recruits to the program, especially elementary students, received benefits during their initial year of participation. Recommendations are offered that suggest: Publishing annual reports to assess impact, monitor school climate and parent response rates; Identifying best practices at the schools that demonstrated significant changes; and Collect and examine data on teacher and staff retention as well as attendance patterns of staff at the school. The following are appended: (1) Family League's Vision of Community Schools in Baltimore; (2) Methodology; (3) 2013-14 Community Schools, Lead Agencies and OST Providers; and (4) Chronology of Community Schools in Baltimore. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Baltimore Education Research Consortium. 2701 North Charles Street Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 410-516-4044; Web site: http://www.baltimore-berc.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01