Supporting Student Success

Mary B. SuttonMichigan After-School Partnership

517-371-4360 Ext 17 msutton@uwmich.org

Connecting Schools and Communities Through Effective Partnerships

Schools cannot be the only magic bullet for kids. They need to be healthy, they need to be in adequate housing, they need their emotional needs met, they need their nutritional needs met. And schools can do that only in partnership with other agencies.                                                        -- Judith Johnson, Superintendent, Peekskill, New York

We know that to be successful, all children need to be Safe Healthy Engaged Supported Challenged

Children spend 20% of their waking hours in school

What happens during the remaining 80% is vital to their success.

A New Day for Learning

We need to re-imagine How When WhereYoung people learnhttp://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/

ANewDayforLearning.pdf

21st Century Vision for learning

builds on a foundation of core academics leveraging community resources incorporating strategies such as

hands-on learning working in teams problem-solving

What does it look like?

Whether it is urban, suburban or rural Expands the definition of School Success Uses research-based knowledge about how

students learn best Fosters collaboration across all sectors Integrates various learning approaches and

places Provides new opportunities for leadership and

professional development

“For every complex issue, there is a simple solution,

and it is almost always wrong.”

“Change is good….

…You go first.”

Why build partnerships? Collaborations multiply collective

strengths Collaborations can provide answers

to many problems Competition for resources Disjointed services Complex community problems Needs that exceed available resources

Everyone benefits Create win/win relationships Minimize problems Maximize results

Collaboration is a contact

sport

Stages of working together Networking Cooperating Coordination Collaboration

How…..Setting a visionEngaging the stakeholdersTaking stockCreating linksAssessment and continuous

improvement

Community Partners Think outside the box Brainstorm Assess Community resources Identify opportunities

Community Asset Mapping Identify Key Components of your

community Strategies of involvement Strategies to engage traditionally

under-represented groups Identify community expertise and

knowledge

MASP A state-wide coalition of state

agencies, organizations and local after school collaborations working to ensure our state’s children and youth have quality after school programs that help keep them safe, healthy, educated, prepared for the workplace and to become successful citizens.

Resources MASP – www.miafterschool.org Afterschool Alliance –

www.afterschoolalliance.org A New Day For Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/pdfs/ANewDayforLearning.pdf

“We are shortchanging our future by ignoring the potential of more time and more people to help our children and communities get ahead. We must maximize every opportunity to compete successfully in the international marketplace of ideas and commerce”

- Richard RileyUnited States Secretary of Education 1993-2001