New Jersey’sPromise Communities Pilot

VisionVisionThe vision of this program is that all children and youth growing up in a Promise Community have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and a career.

Lead Communit

y Based Organizati

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Lead Communit

y Based Organizati

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(1) Center For Family Services (Camden)(2) La Casa de Don Pedro (Newark)(3) NJ Community Development Corporation (Paterson)

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Promise Communities Pilot Overview

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Grade

Students Proficient in

Core Subjects

Indicator: #/% of students at or above grade level according to 3rd-8th grade and high school assessments

High School

Graduation

Indicator: Graduation rate in neighborhood high school

College/Career Success

Indicator: #/% of students with post secondary degrees or other credentials w/o need for remediationAge

Education Programs

Lead Community Based Organizations should collect data for the five education indicators stated above.

Family and Community Supports

Students Are Healthy

Indicator: #/% of children who participate in 60 minutes of physical activity daily and eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily

Students Feel Safe

Indicator: #/% of students who feel safe at school and traveling to and from school as measured by a school climate survey

Students Live in Stable

CommunitiesIndicator: Student mobility rate (as defined in notice inviting applications)

Family/Community

Support Learning

Indicator: #/% of families who read to their children, encourage their children to read, and talk to their children about college

Students w/ 21st Century

Learning ToolsIndicator: #/% students with school and home access to broadband and connected computing device

Lead CBO will collect data for the five community support program indicators stated above.CBO may also select their own project indicator in each category to fit the needs

of their communities or use the indicators outlined.

Successful MS to HS Transition

Indicator: Attendance rate of students in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades

Children Ready for Kindergarten

Indicators: #/% of young children who demonstrate age-appropriate functioning; have a medical home; and participate in early learning programs

PC Indicators

Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.

New Jersey Community Development Corporation

General Approximately

5,000 students in this project area.

60 square blocks National Park is

within the GSS Project

School Community Charter School School #2 School #5 International High

School

Preschool Funding Teach for America AmeriCorps Members (National

Service) Youthbuild Community in Schools Program Planning Consultants for NJCDC’s

Business Plan

Families/children segmented by need Aligned City Infrastructure

and Leadership

Effective Community

ServicesPC students meet outcomes, prepared for college and careerDistressed communities are transformedStrong Family

Supports

Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.

PC Theory of Change

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RESOURCE LEVERAGING,

INTEGRATION, AND TARGETINGPrivate funding

(individual, corporate, philanthropic)

New Promise Neighborhoods funding, support (ED)

Other public funds, programs(DOL, DOE, DCA, JJC, DEP, DHSS, County, local, etc)

Build continuum of solutions with great schools at center

Integrate other community supports: housing, health, etc.

PC Theory of Action

Increase capacity of organizations focused on achieving results for children and youth in an entire neighborhoods

Increase capacity of organizations focused on achieving results for children and youth in an entire neighborhoods

Integrate programs and break down agency “silos”Integrate programs and break down agency “silos”

Sustain and “scale up” proven, effective solutionsSustain and “scale up” proven, effective solutions

Learn about impact of Promise Communities, relationship between particular strategies and student outcomes

Learn about impact of Promise Communities, relationship between particular strategies and student outcomes

Note: These slides are intended as guidance only and model the federal Promise Neighborhood Program.

NEW JERSEY’S CYCLE FOR NEW JERSEY’S CYCLE FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS

Every CBO needs to have a solid plan and invest in it for their community’s future.

Involve each city’s mayor as a working agent vs. a partner

Recruit innovative or out of the box programs such as National Service, Teach for America, and etc.

Link Promise Community initiatives with other programs or initiatives statewide.

Allow our Promise Communities opportunities to showcase their planning or seeking funding by way of presentations to key constituents.

Community Planning needs community input