Healthy Start Teleconference Pre-Recorded (9/15/09) Discussion:
Collaboration - Communication - Connection
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Special Topic: Providing Support to Families
Learn From Field Specialist – Best Practices For Supporting Families Through Community and School Partnerships.
How to Collaborate and Form Partnerships
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On Friday, July 24, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be announcing the launch of approximately $9 billion in new grants to states and school districts. These initiatives are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and lay the foundation for long-term school improvements across the nation.
The UC Davis Center for Community School Partnerships, John W. Gardner Center for Youth & Their Communities, Stanford University, Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth, and California School Health Centers Association have drafted a concept paper for a California Full-Service Community Schools Initiative, funded by federal stimulus funds, to help close the achievement gap and reduce the dropout crisis. Guidance from the U.S.
What is a Framework and How to Be Involved in Its Revision?
The California Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (SBE) are revising the current Health Framework for California Public Schools (Health Framework) to incorporate and support the state-adopted content standards for health education. The revised Health Framework will provide guidance to teachers and administrators on the implementation of effective standards-based health instruction, as well as to developers of instructional materials to help them create standard-based instructional materials.
The participation of teachers, administrators, health educators, health professionals, school nurses, parents/guardians, and community members in the revision process is essential.
Maryann Straub no longer works for the CDE. If you have questions please contact the Healthy Start Office at (916) 319-0914 for business matters. Maryann can be reached at maryannstraub@comcast.net
Thanks Maryann, For a Job Well Done!!!
Retiring Principal – Alan Withers
“Reflections On Healthy Start Hallmarks”
Mather Heights Elementary School
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
"Syntheses of many research studies establish that 16 factors related to life experiences and conditions are correlated with cognitive development and academic achievement. This report asks whether there are differences in these 16 ‘correlates of achievement' among different population groups that mirror the large and persistent gaps that are found in school achievement. The answer is yes, there are differences in these correlates of achievement among racial/ethnic and income groups, and those differences do mirror the achievement gaps."
Ford International MicroSociety Elementary School “Moving from a Healthy Start Planning Grant to Operational”
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell issued the following statement in response to the release of Governor Schwarzenegger's May Revision:
"The two budget proposals the Governor released today offer a choice between devastating and horrific cuts to public schools. I am heartsick at the prospect that public schools in California are being asked to absorb between $800 million and $1.4 billion in the final month of the traditional school year, and then an additional $1.6 billion to $3.3* billion in the next school year. If approved, these proposed cuts would be added to the $11.6 billion in cuts to schools approved last February.
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This toolkit presents tools to guide any school that wants to improve student achievement, youth wellbeing and ties to families and communities. It gives step-bystep instructions to create strong community school partnerships.
The Center for Community School Partnerships has worked with over 850 Healthy Start grantees since 1992. This toolkit pulls from the best of the training materials and resources we have used for sixteen years in supporting community school collaboratives. These tools work.
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The HSFO is a project of the Center for Community-School Partnerships.
