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Theory of Change
July 14, 2010
“It takes a whole village to raise a child.” – Omaha Proverb
Paterson Public Schools
Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) Initiative
The Vision of Paterson
Public Schools FSCS is that
every child is prepared and
ready to learn when they
enter school every day; our
young people are well
prepared for the workplace,
as parents, and as citizens;
our communities are safe,
supportive, and engaged; and
our parents and community
members are involved with
the school and their own lifelong learning.
“You already possess everything
necessary to become great”
- Crow Proverb
The Mission of Paterson Public Schools FSCS is to
ensure that 100% of Paterson Public Schools’ students
graduate High School prepared for college and career
ready.
“If you can believe, you can achieve.” – Nataly Nunez,
Mrs. Howson’s 11th Grade, Panther Academy
Full Service Community Schools
What does our Mission look like?
“Do not only point out the way, but lead the way.” – Sioux Proverb
The FSCS Mission is being
accomplished when:
Each student has a goal based on
their own interest
Each student has high quality
guidance (case management)
Each student is knowledgeable
about the steps needed to reach their
goals
Each student knows how to work
in teams, communicates well, and is
multilingual
Each student reads and writes at
their highest potential and at a level
that will allow them to get a job at a
living wage
Each student is an independent
thinker who is flexible and can see
other points of view
Each student is self-reliant, has a
multicultural
competency,
and
knows how to create support
networks for themselves
Each student knows how to write a
resume
“Everything has a beginning.” – Kiowa Proverb
“If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.” – Ute Proverb
The Home + School Connection
Family support — Family resource centers, early childhood
development programs, and coordinated health and social services
build on individual strengths and enhance family life.
Family and community engagement — Family members and other
residents actively participate in designing, supporting, monitoring
and advocating quality activities in the school and community.
Quality education — High-caliber curriculum and instruction
enable all children to meet challenging academic standards
and use all of the community’s assets as resources for
learning.
Youth development — Young people develop their assets
and talents, form positive relationships with peers and adults,
and serve as resources to their communities.
Community development — All participants focus on strengthening the social networks,
economic viability and physical infrastructure of the surrounding community.
Coordinated Services that Support the Whole-Child
Health Services
Before & After-School Programming
Academic Achievement
•Students demonstrate well-being on a
range of health indices (immunizations;
obesity; vision; hearing; asthma; STDs;
pregnancy; substance abuse)
•Students demonstrate social & personal
competencies (mental & emotional
health)
•Students have access to good nutrition
and develop healthy eating habits
•Targeting a variety of developmental domains:
social, emotional, physical, cognitive, civic, and moral
•The development of all of these interconnected
domains is fostered in active, safe environments that
provide varied and rich social experiences
•Offer educational opportunities that build on
children’s learning styles (verbal, visual, kinesthetic)
•Support the basic needs of children and their
families, including health, nutrition, and economic
and social well-being
•Standardized test scores advance
•Students demonstrate competencies
through multiple modes
•Graduation rates increase
•Drop-out rates decrease
•Teacher attendance rates improve
“We stand somewhere between the mountain and the ant.” – Onondaga Proverb
PPS FSCS prepares for 21st century needs:
Short-term Result Areas:
•Children are ready to enter school
•Students attend school
consistently
•Students are actively involved in
their learning and their community
•Families are increasingly involved
in their children’s education
•Schools are engaged with families
and communities
Long-term Result Areas:
•Students succeed academically
•Students are healthy: physically,
socially, and emotionally
•Students live and learn in a safe,
supportive, and stable
environment
•Communities are desirable
places to live
Desired Impact:
Students graduate ready
for college, careers, and
citizenship.
“Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.”- Maricopa Proverb
“One finger cannot lift a pebble.” – Hopi Proverb
Financing Community Schools: The Importance of Leveraged Relationships
•Philanthropic Support: local community-based organizations,
community foundations, national philanthropies, and corporate
funders
•Federal government (e.g., through programs with a particular
focus on school and community relationships, such as the 21st
Century Community Learning Centers, Safe Schools/ Healthy
Students and Corporation for National Service, or through
federal-state programs, such as Medicaid or Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families)
•State governments (e.g., through state-level initiatives such as
Missouri’s Caring Communities, California’s Healthy Start,
Washington’s Readiness to Learn and New York’s Advantage
Schools)
•Local government (e.g., through local appropriations as in New
York City’s Beacons or through community development block
grants)
•Local school system (e.g., through locally appropriated funds
or through the Title I or Safe and Drug Free School Program)
“See your sons and daughters: they are your future.” – Oneida Proverb
Paterson Public Schools Full Service Community Schools’ Initiative’s Theory of Change
The Vision of Paterson Public Schools FSCS is that every child is prepared and ready to learn when they enter school every day;
our young people are well prepared for the workplace, as parents, and as citizens; our communities are safe, supportive, and
engaged; and our parents and community members are involved with the school and their own life-long learning.
The Mission of Paterson Public Schools FSCS is to ensure that 100% of Paterson Public
Schools’ students graduate High School prepared for college and career ready.
Students are civic minded
Students
demonstrate
appreciation
of cultural
diversity
Students are safe,
healthy, and ready
to learn
Students and families
have access to quality
health services
Students are
achieving
academically
Students are
at grade level
Parents support, monitor,
and advocate for their
children’s education
Parents have skills to helps their
children with schoolwork
Faculty involvement
Students have access to
activities that foster
leadership
Families and youth are
aware of the importance of
physical fitness and good
nutrition
School clearly communicates
expectations, and curriculum in
home language