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Community Learning Centres

Project ParametersJune 29, 2006

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Project Goal

To support and monitor the development of a diversified group of

Community Learning Centres which would become hubs for

education and community developmentin the English-speaking community

and serve as models for future practice.

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CLC Objectives

To deliver educational and support services in a seamless and integrated fashion

To have various agencies pool resources and share the responsibility of service delivery

To nurture symbiotic relationships between schools/centres and their communities

To rejuvenate the role and importance of the school and its services to communities

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Terms of Reference

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CLCs Defined

Community Learning Centres are partnerships that provide a

range of services and activities, often beyond the school day,

to help meet the needs of learners, their families,

and the wider community.Their aim is to support the holistic

development of citizens and communities.

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Locus

Schools and centres will initiate these offers of service in partnership with agencies and institutions in the private, voluntary and community sectors.

Services are primarily offered in the school/centre but may be augmented in other settings.

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Scope of Services educational & complementary services integrated child-care and/or pre-school assessment and referral services complementary health & social services parenting and family education and support multi and intergenerational learning activities community development & support preparation for career & employability corporate training and development networking and IT support & leasing

Note: these categories are listed as examples only

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Guiding Principles

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CLCs should be able to…

provide access to the conditions deemed necessary for student success

respond to the particular culture and needs of the communities they serve

provide services that are accessible to the broader community

deliver a range of services that are self-supporting and sustainable over time

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and also be able to…

integrate existing services and resources with those available from external agencies

develop financial/resource partnerships that insure long-term sustainability

resonate within their communities as a successful response to their needs

demonstrate flexible and innovative approaches to service delivery

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Conditions

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Primary Conditions…

GB/SB approval of project and entente Must be incorporated in school/centre

Educational Project and Success Plans Co-generated success planning Integrate MELS programs & measures Project must be supported in community Location must by high-speed IT ready

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Secondary Conditions…

CLC funding is school/centre-based Funding covers development costs only Funding is not for service delivery Funding is matched in cash or in kind Adaptable to socio-economic conditions SB supports extended opening hours SB decentralizes MELS measures

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General Categories

Remote schools with community potential Typically: Schools

Lifelong Learning initiatives Typically: Adult Ed. Centres

Communities in need of supportSchools and/or centres + other institutions

Note: these categories are not exclusive

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Administration

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Staffing (3 years)

LEARN:1- Project Manager1- CommunityDevelopment Agent 1- Research Associate(s)Administrative Support

MELS:1- Project Supervisor

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CLC Advisory Committee (20)

Chair (1) SCA Secretary (1) & CLC Staff (3) QESBA (2) & ADGESBQ (1) delegates QPAT(1) & AAESQ (1) delegates QCGN (1), QFHSA (1) & QFP (1) delegates Private (1), Post-secondary (2) delegates Community Agency (2) delegates Government department (2) delegates

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CLC Mandates

CLC Advisory Committee Oct’06-Jun’09 Project Management Jul’06-Jun’09 Research Associate(s) Jul’06-Jun’09 Project Accompaniment Sep’07-Jun’09 CLC Annual Reports ’07+’08+‘09 CLC Conferences ’07+’08+’09 Research Report(s) Sep’07 + ‘09 Summary Report Dec’09

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Implementation

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Distribution

nominally - 1 project per board/association up to 3 proposals per board/assoc. submitted prior pilots get a “buy” if criteria is met priority to “last institution” in community priority schools with high community potential balance between youth and adult sectors range of urban, rural, and remote sites collective variety of agency partnerships favour diversity of approaches to CLC’s

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Selection Criteria

to be determined by a working group and the selection committee

these will be available in August, 2006

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Initial Deadlines Project Launch Jun 29, ‘06 Supported Proposals to SCA Sep 30, ’06 Selection of CLC’s Oct 15 ’06 Initial Training & Preparation Sep-Nov ’06 1st General Mtg. of CLC’s Nov ’06 Needs Assessment & Data Collect Dec ’06 Partner Commitments Jan ’07 Community Portrait of CLC Apr ’07 2nd General Meeting of CLC’s Apr ‘07 Systemic Success Plan May ‘07 Signing of Ententes Jun ’07 Implementation Begins Jul-Sep ‘07

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Year 1 - Development

Selection of 15 CLC’s First instalment of grant = $40 000 Video Collaboration Network installation Needs Assessment and data analysis Collaborative community Success Plan Signed entente with community partners

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Year 2 – Implementation

Balance of grant = $80 000* contingent on signed entente(s)

Year One report of activities Protocol for service partnerships Offer and promotion of services Preliminary evaluation and assessment

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Year 3 – Consolidation

Optional reorientation Strategic plan for sustainability Long-term agreements CLC Partnership Network Project evaluation and reports

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““It takes a villageIt takes a villageto raise a child.”to raise a child.”

African Proverb