HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIES OF COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS CALL FOR PROGRAMS

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1 HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIES OF COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS CALL FOR PROGRAMS Dear Community Partner: Columbus City Schools (CCS) and Partners Achieving Community Transformation (PACT) are partnering to reimagine the East High School feeder pattern into the Health Sciences Academies (HSA) fostering successful outcomes for the children and families in the Near East Side community. The leadership of CCS and PACT recognize that life outside of the school day can heavily impact a child s educational achievement and overall school experience. This partnership will link school improvement with a holistic neighborhood revitalization plan intended to tackle such external factors. Implementation will begin in the school year. To aid us in our work moving forward, the Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Committee will work from a model that allows us to have entities in our schools that can provide demonstrated outcomes that are aligned to the goals of the Health Science Academies. Recognizing there are many providers with programming available for our schools, we want to ensure that all programming is aligned throughout the feeder pattern and has proven track records of success to assist in driving in-school performance outcomes. This Call for Programs (CFP) is to identify agencies/entities/organizations who wish to provide any of the following to the Health Sciences Academies: 1. After school programming 2. Co-curricular (during the regular school day) programs or wrap around social services 3. Other services that will assist in meeting the overall goals of the Academies by addressing the nonacademic barriers to learning. Please click here to access the CFP Service Provider Application Deadline for submission of the written application: Friday, January 16, 2015, no later than 5:00 PM (EST). All submissions must be electronic and submitted as a single document. If your program is selected for stage two of the process, your agency/entity/organization will be invited to facilitate a presentation before the FACE Committee. The presentation will include: 1. Detailed explanation of the service (s) you are proposing 2. Explanation of how your agency will align your service (s) to the goals of HSA 3. Presentation of the demonstrated outcomes of the program you are proposing Tei Y. Street, Education Director Jason Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff Partners Achieving Community Transformation Columbus City Schools tstreet@eastpact.org jsmith10275@columbus.k12.oh.us

2 Overview of the Health Sciences Academies A Pipeline for Success BACKGROUND STATEMENT CCS, with the support of PACT, will design and oversee the transformation of the East High School feeder pattern into a coordinated and seamless health sciences themed pipeline aimed at improving outcomes for students and families. The Health Sciences Academies will differ from a traditional feeder pattern. Its culture, support services, and curriculum alignment will be designed, implemented and measured with the intent to ensure that students are supported at each and every point of their academic journey. Ideally, students will enter the pipeline via high-quality early learning experiences and encounter a common culture of excellence and high expectations at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Families living in the Near East Side geography will enter the Health Sciences Academies at their current grade level and the feeder schools will work with students and their families to ensure that all students are prepared to meet the established goals. The Health Sciences Academies will be comprised of the following seven schools (all schools currently included in the CCS East High School feeder pattern): 1. East High School 2. Champion Middle School 3. Beatty Park Elementary School 4. East Columbus Elementary School 5. Eastgate Elementary School 6. Ohio Avenue Elementary School 7. Trevitt Elementary School PARTNERSHIPS Principals of schools in the Health Sciences Academies will collaborate through a pipeline-specific cohort. 1. Principals and administrators of the Health Sciences Academies shall have time built into their calendars for collaborative professional development with other principals in feeder pattern. 2. Principals shall participate in joint-planning, problem-solving and building of culture. The Health Sciences Education Council (HSEC) via the Family and Community Engagement Committee (FACE) will; 1. Identify resources evaluate and select community partners that will augment the overall educational experience for students and families in the feeder pattern; such partners shall include those community partners who will provide after school, co-curricular, social services and other services that will assist in meeting the overall goals of the Health Sciences Academies by addressing the non-academic barriers to learning.

3 GOALS The opportunity for the Health Sciences Academies is to dramatically improve the educational performance of the students in the pipeline schools. Best management practices from different communities will be used to develop a customized solution for children and families. Most goals, including the preliminary assessment goals, will be delineated in the implementation plan. The goals set forth below are intended to serve as examples of the expectations PACT and CCS have regarding outcomes and achievement. By the end of 2019: % of kindergartners will enter kindergarten ready to learn % of 3rd graders attending schools in the feeder pattern will be reading on grade level % of parents will have meaningful contact with school personnel regarding their student s achievement at least 3 times per year (possible examples include - parent/teacher conferences, phone conference, attendance of school wide events, chaperoning etc.) By the end of 2025: % of 3rd graders attending schools in the Pipeline will be reading on grade level % of students in the education Pipeline will be college or career ready 3. Schools in the pipeline will rank in the top 10% of all state schools as measured by standardized tests (as tracked by accepted benchmarks formulated during the master planning process) 4. Schools in the pipeline will rank in the top 10% of all state schools in closing the achievement gap as measured by the state report card % of students will graduate from high school. Prepared for college, to enter the military, to enter a career or to start a business % of parents will have meaningful contact with school personnel regarding their student s achievement at least 3 times per year (possible examples include - parent/teacher conferences, phone conference, attendance of school wide events, chaperoning etc.) 7. 80% of children living in the PACT geography choose to attend the schools in the Near East Side feeder pattern. In order to successfully reach the goals set forth above, all parties must agree to adhere to the commitments outlined in any agreement to serve in the Health Sciences Academies feeder pattern schools. All parties must also embrace a culture of ongoing communication, progress assessment, creative problem-solving and the resolve to implement course corrections as necessary.

4 HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIES OF COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICATION Agencies/entities/organizations who wish to provide a program or service in any of the Health Sciences Academies (HSA) for the academic school year must already have a commitment of funding to administer the program. This is not an Request for Proposal (RFP) process and no funds are available from the Health Sciences Academies. Additionally, agencies/entities/organizations will be expected to participate in Learning Circle Education Services data sharing. Information regarding Learning Circles can be found on their website: All after school programs in HSA are required to have the following program components After School Programs, Components and Descriptions Providers must propose after school programming that provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth to be positively engaged during times when school is not in session. Programming should be designed to offer activities that provide academic enrichment, opportunities to foster social and emotional development, support health and wellness and encourage parent/guardian engagement. Homework 1. Provide the time, and the assistance needed to ensure children complete their homework correctly 2. Designed homework logs & forms help to track children s homework completion and progress Reading & Math Literacy 1. Readers Theatre 2. Book Club 3. Creative Writing & Journalism 4. Math Club 5. Hands on Science Labs Personal Development & Enrichment 1. Hands-on experiences to foster an interest in business, economics and entrepreneurship 2. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) Prevention for Middle & High School students 3. Anti-bullying programs Recreation & Nutritional Programs 1. Daily physical fitness program proven to help fight and reduce childhood obesity 2. Makes Exercise Fun Cultural Arts & Special Events 1. Musicians, magicians and ore 2. Special talents programs 3. Field Trips on all No-School days Community Service Projects 1. Toys for Tots, Food Drives, Letters to Troops, Disaster Relief, Care packages for Children s Hospital, Race for the Cure, etc.

5 HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIES CALL FOR PROGRAMS APPLICATION Agency/Entity/Organization Name: Address: Phone #: President/CEO/Executive Director: Board Chair: Additionally, please answer the following questions paying special attention to the word limits. 1. How long has your program been in existence? (100 words) 2. What is the name of the school(s) you would like to serve? 3. What days of the week do you propose to serve in the school(s)? What are your program times? 4. Describe your program. Be sure to explain WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and HOW. Include a description of your target audience (Please be specific in describing the school age group you propose to serve) (500 words) 5. List the collaborators or partners involved in the proposed program. Please indicate their specific contributions (monetary, in-kind, etc.). (150 words) 6. How many students do you propose to serve (what is your capacity)? How will parents and students enroll in your program? 7. How many staff will be utilized to deliver your program? Who will serve as the on-site lead staff person? 8. What improvements will this program achieve in the school (s)? How will you measure the success of the program? Please attach the tool used to measure the outcomes of your program. (250 words) 9. How will you align your program to the goals and outcomes of the Health Sciences Academies? How will you work with other providers to assure seamless transition from elementary to middle to high school? (500 words) 10. How will you seamlessly transition students from the school day to your program so that it is more like an extension of the school day, rather than a separate program? 11. What will be the communication mode used to assure there is a link between what happens during the school day and the program you administer in the HSA? Continue to page 2 of application

6 HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMIES CALL FOR PROGRAMS APPLICATION Additionally, please answer the following questions paying special attention to the word limits. 12. Timeline List the key activities and/or events as they relate to the planning and execution of the program; provide dates whenever possible. (250 words) a. Programs should be prepared to begin no later than August 31, 2015 and not end prior to May 20, 2016 In addition to the above questions, a complete proposal includes: 1. Complete list of Agency/Entity/Organization Board of Directors/Trustees 2. 1 letter of support from a collaborator/partner involved in the program 3. 2 letters of recommendation from a school administrator who can attest to the success of your program in their school 4. Complete budget and narrative form 5. IRS Letter of Designation to confirm 501(c)(3) status 6. Documentation from the funder to verify that your agency has funding for the academic year