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Hoover Community Schools Staff Meeting

JUNE 12, 2023 ⎸ 2:45 - 3:00 ⎸

Performing Arts Center

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AGENDA

  • IDENTIFY ONGOING PROJECTS
  • REVIEW NAA RESULTS
    • STAFF
    • STUDENT
    • COMMUNITY PARTNER
    • PARENT
  • NEXT STEPS
    • PBL INTEGRATION / PLANS FOR SUMMER INSTITUTE
    • WORKING GROUP EXPECTATIONS
    • WORKING GROUP SIGN-UPS
      • CREATE GOOGLE FORM W/ QR CODE

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Community Schools

Current Projects

  • Hoover Market - Lonnecker
  • Zen Room - Avelar & Benson
  • Hoover Closet - Avelar & Easton
  • Garden Project - Delon
  • Village United - Zamora (AFS)
  • Laundry Supports - Richard

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Community Garden

*96.5 pounds of produce for the school garden

*Provided 100 house plants to students

*Collaborated with Wildlife Alliance, Master Gardeners Association, Sage Garden Project, Garden to Cafe Program, City Farmers Nursery, Coastal Roots Farm

*Collaborated with 18 teachers @ Hoover, Wilson and Twain to build curriculum surrounding mental health, Biology, Art and English

Future Prospects

Outdoor Classroom, Create Engaging Curriculum, restorative circles, campus beautification, and more!

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Community Schools - Teacher Survey Results

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Completion Rate: 91.6%

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Community Schools - Staff Focus Group Results

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Community Schools - Student NAA

Students Attempted to Reach: 2014

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Participated in Focus Group: 1670

  • 78.18% of the total student body

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Completed Survey: 1525

  • 71.4% of the total student body

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Total Students Reached: 1778

  • 83.24% of the total student body

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Total Student: 2136

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Community Schools - Student NAA

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Community Schools - Student NAA

Completion Rate: 78.18%

(1670/2136)

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Community Schools

Parent Focus Groups (surveys launching soon) 458 participants

Priority One

Additional mental health supports (individual and group counseling).

Priority Two

Improved communication between school and parents. Centralized hub for information from Hoover and community partners.

Priority Three

Improved security in and around campus.

Other Highlights

  • More after school options
  • Non-competitive sports leagues
  • Establishing a dress code
  • Online tutoring

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Community Schools

Community Partner Surveys

Priority One

School Climate and Safety

Priority Two

Attendance

Priority Three

Improved communication between school, partners, and parents.

Other Highlights

  • More collaboration between partners. Quarterly collaboration meeting for all partners similar to HCC.
  • Community Partner Center (similar to parent center)

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Community Schools - Next Steps -

PBL NAA Integration

Purpose: Have classes take on issues that arose from the needs and assets assessment and use PBL as the mechanism for formulating and implementing a solution.

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Topics:

  • Facilities/Bathrooms
  • Mental Health

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Working Group Expectations

Purpose: Use proven improvement science methods to identify and implement data based solutions to address the needs of our community.

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Tentative Expectations:

  • Meet once a month with working group members
  • Follow the consensus decision making model within work group meetings
  • Select a role to perform within the working group
  • Perform the role requirements with fidelity

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Community Schools - Next Steps - Working Groups

  • Attendance
  • Engagement/ School Spirit
  • Safety

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Resources

https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/nycdoe-improvement-science-handbook/

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