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 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 School Advisory Committee
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Nov. 20, 2019 Agenda | Meeting Notes
- 2019-20 School Year Community Schools Advisory Committee Members
Community Schools Community of Practice
- Introduction to Community Schools: A Model Using Family Engagement as a Foundation to Academic Achievement
- Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
- Family Engagement Resources
FY 2019 District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant
- Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant: FY19 Pre-Application Webinar
- Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant: FY19 Continuation Pre-Application Webinar
- Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant Readers Training
- Community Schools Incentive Initiative Post-Award Meeting
- 2019 Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grantees
- 2018-19 School Year Community Schools in the District of Columbia
- 2019 Summer Programming at DC Community Schools
Community School Advisory Committee
- Community School Advisory Committee Meeting, Sept. 18, 2019
- Meeting Notes, Sept. 18, 2019
- DCPS Connected Schools Presentation
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, July 17, 2019
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, May 15, 2019
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, March 20, 2019
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Jan. 16, 2019
- Community Schools Advisory Committee Meeting, Nov. 14, 2018
- 2018-19 School Year Community Schools Advisory Committee Members
Community Schools Community of Practice
- Introduction to Community Schools: Community Schools 101, Oct. 17, 2018
- Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
- Data/Evaluation, Dec. 10, 2018
- DC Scholars Resources
- Special Populations, April 15, 2019
- Child and Family Services Agency Presentation: Children in the Foster Care System
- Child and Family Services Agency Fact Sheet
- OSSE Presentations: Children Affected by Homelessness and Military Connected Children
- Scaling Up: Finance Sustainability, June 5, 2019
- Coalition for Community Schools Presentation
- Participant Agenda
- Handout: The Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
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