The Community Schools Incentive Initiative was created by the Community Schools Incentive Initiative Act of 2012 (DC Official Code § 38-754.02) and provided funding, administered by OSSE to initially six grantees to create community schools. A “community school” is a public and private partnership to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and after-school-care programs during school and non-school hours for students, families, and local communities at a public school or public charter school with the objectives of improving academic achievement, reducing absenteeism, building stronger relationships between students, parents, and communities, and improving the skills, capacity, and well-being of the surrounding community residents. OSSE currently administers funding to 17 grantees.

FY 2022 District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant

• Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Request for Applications (RFA)
• Competitive Application Meeting
• Continuation Application Meeting

FY 2021 District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant

• Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Request for Applications (RFA)
• Continuation Application Meeting
• Competitive Application Meeting
• Post Award Meeting
• Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grantees
• Truancy Prevention and Literacy Pilot Program Grantees

Community Schools Advisory Committee

• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, July 21, 2021 Agenda  | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, May 19, 2021 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, March 17, 2021 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Jan. 27, 2021 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Nov. 18, 2020 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• 2021 Notice of Public Meeting Schedule
• 2020-21 School Year Community Schools Advisory Committee Members

Community Schools Community of Practice

• Introduction to Community Schools: A Results Framework, Nov. 13, 2020
• Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
• Using an Equity Approach to Family & Community Engagement, Dec. 17, 2020
• Institute for Educational Leadership Presentation
• Resources
• National Family & Community Engagement Conference 2021
• Dual Capacity Building Framework
• Parent Teacher Home Visits
• Academic Parent Teacher Teams
• Finance and Sustainability of Community Schools, Feb. 11, 2021
  • Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
• Evaluating Community Schools, April 22, 2021 
• Coalition for Community Schools Presentation

FY 2020 District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant

• Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Request for Applications (RFA)
• FY20 Community Schools Incentive Initiative Continuation Application Webinar
• FY20 Community Schools Incentive Initiative - Truancy Prevention and Literacy Pilot Program Pre-Application Webinar
• FY20 Community Schools Incentive Initiative – Truancy Prevention and Literacy Pilot Program Grant Readers Training
• Community Schools Incentive Initiative Post-Award Meeting
• Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grantees
• Truancy Prevention and Literacy Pilot Program Grantees

Community Schools Advisory Committee

• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Sept. 16, 2020 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, July 20, 2020 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, March 18, 2020 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Jan. 15, 2020 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Dec. 18, 2019 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Nov. 20, 2019 Agenda | Meeting Notes
• 2019-20 School Year Community School Advisory Committee Members

Community Schools Community of Practice

• Introduction to Community Schools: A Model Using Family Engagement as a Foundation to Academic Achievement, Oct. 28, 2019
• Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
• Family Engagement Resources
  • Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
• Creating an Effective Learning Environment in Community Schools Using the Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) Approach, Dec. 16, 2019
• Presentation
• Addressing Attendance and Truancy in Community Schools to Foster Academic Success, Feb. 13, 2020
• Presentation
• Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education Presentation
• Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative Presentation

Legislation

• Raising the Expectations for Education Outcomes Omnibus Act of 2012
• Subtitle T. Raising Expectations for Education Amendment
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2012-136: Delegation of Authority
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2013-040: Establishment - District of Columbia Community Schools Advisory Committee (Rescinded, see MO 2019-014)
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2013-041: Appointments - District of Columbia Community Schools Advisory Committee
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2013-052: Appointment - District of Columbia Community Schools Advisory Committee
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2019-014: Reestablishment – Community Schools Advisory Committee
• Community Schools Mayor’s Order 2019-083: Appointments – Community Schools Advisory Committee

Community Schools Incentive Initiative Evaluation

• Community Schools Incentive Initiative External Evaluation Report, 2015-16 School Year
• Community Schools Incentive Initiative Annual Report, 2014-15 School Year

Resources

• Coalition for Community Schools
• Communities in Schools