November 20, 2014

Issue No.37

The team appointed Emerging Design Consulting and the Equity in Education Coalition to provide technical assistance to school districts and their partnering community-based organizations (CBOs). These organizations will play an important role in supporting the development of authentic partnerships as a part of Round 2 of the DD3 Investment Fund. Thank you to the Design Team members!

Design Team Members:
Hamdi Abdul, Somali Youth and Family Club
Bilan Aden, Somali Youth and Family Club
Lupita Ayon, Para Los Ninos
Laurie Bohm, White Center Community Development Association
Carlina Brown-Banks, Community Center for Education Results
Courtney Cameron, Seattle Housing Authority
David Daw, South King County Council of Human Services
JoAnne Fabian, Tukwila School District
Trise Moore-Mallannex, Federal Way Public Schools
Deborah Northern, Puget Sound ESD
Anthony Shoecraft, Community Center for Education Results
Paula Steinke, Child Care Resources

Deep Dive 3 Spotlight: Auburn

The Deep Dive 3 (DD3) Investment Fund supports additional models of community-school partnerships. These partnerships aim to raise student achievement by allowing intensive student-level interventions, both in school and out. Through learning how to create and sustain effective partnerships, the aim is to increase our knowledge across the Road Map Region of how to scale and replicate successful community-school partnership models which support students in the opportunity gap.

One of the projects awarded funding in round 1 of the DD3 Investment Fund, the North Auburn Parent and Community Partnership for Kids (NAPCP), is the first of the DD3 projects we will be spotlighting in coming weeks. Auburn's project provides wrap-around support for children who attend Dick Scobee Elementary School as well as live in the Burndale Homes community.  The three main goals of the project are to:  1) decrease achievement gaps in reading and mathematics among K-5 English Language Learners (ELL) and low income students; 2) increase Kindergarten readiness among Pre-K ELL and low income students; and 3) increase family engagement among parents and families of Pre-K ELL and low income students.

A coordination of eight community-based organizations provides strategic and individualized supports to selected students and families who are, or will be, attending Dick Scobee Elementary. NAPCP supports students and families through out-of-school-time learning, extended day academic support, and social/emotional events. Other services that also support families and students include counseling, parent classes and regular family engagement events, as well as health and wellness programs including the YMCA and the Auburn Food Bank. These interventions and supports foster connections and services that enhance wellbeing and learning for students and families, and serve to promote regional learning about what it takes to implement a successful community-school partnership approach for student success.

For more information, please visit our Deep Dive 3 page. Congratulations to Auburn and all our Deep Dive 3 partners for undertaking this important work!

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