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 2021 District of Columbia Community Schools Incentive Initiative Grant
- Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
- Request for Applications (RFA)
- Continuation Application Meeting
- Competitive Application Meeting
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 Schools 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
- 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