蘑菇视频

New York City has been nationally recognized for a strong system of 蘑菇视频 that began in the 1990鈥檚. Since the 1990鈥檚, NY state鈥檚 蘑菇视频 have been growing and evolving, necessitating a higher level of collaboration to support the growth and sustainability of 蘑菇视频 statewide.

A collaboration of NY state Community School leaders first materialized during the 2014 national 蘑菇视频 conference hosted by the Coalition for 蘑菇视频. A state breakout session provided an opportunity for NY Community School leaders to convene and discuss collaboration opportunities. Participants included New York State United Teachers, the NY Governor鈥檚 Office, Say Yes to Education, United Federation of Teachers, NYC Coalition for Education Justice, Alliance for Quality Education, New York State Network for Youth Success (then known as New York State Afterschool Network), National Center for 蘑菇视频, Children鈥檚 Aid (then known as The Children鈥檚 Aid Society), and New York State Cradle to Career Alliance.

Participants agreed to reconvene post-conference, thus launching the New York State 蘑菇视频 Network (NYS CSN). At its inception, the NYS CSN had no formal backbone entity. Children鈥檚 Aid, one of NY鈥檚 most experienced and highly recognized Community School organizations, committed staff time to informally fill the role of backbone and provide administrative and facilitation support.

Just before the network鈥檚 founding, the state of New York started investing in 蘑菇视频, awarding a total of $30 million in funding to schools to plan and implement 蘑菇视频 over 3 years. A competitive 3 year grant cycle was launched in 2013 at $15 million, and this grant cycle was repeated again in 2014 at $15 million. Once the network launched, efforts were focused on growing and sustaining funding for 蘑菇视频. Due to the expected growth in 蘑菇视频 through this funding, network members also identified the need for high-quality technical assistance.

New York state shifted its investment in 蘑菇视频 away from the competitive grant process after round 2 of the grant cycle, and included Community School strategies under a Foundation Aid set aside starting in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. A set aside of $100 million for districts considered Struggling or Permanently Struggling, qualifying districts could apply for these funds to support transformational strategies including 蘑菇视频. This set aside increased in FYs 2018 and 2019 and is now at $250 million.

Since 2015, NYS CSN has hosted yearly statewide advocacy days. Network members, Community School Coordinators, and students have convened each year in Albany (or virtually during the pandemic) to meet with state policy makers and advocate for support of NY 蘑菇视频. The networks鈥� efforts contributed to a successful outcome in FY 2018, with the state of NY investing in three regional Technical Assistance centers at $1.2 million annually for five years.

In 2019, the network desired a more formalized structure with a dedicated organization to serve as a backbone. The network released a survey gauging interest of member organizations and several organizations volunteered. A vetting process was used to identify a willing organization with an ideal location and the necessary capacity, influence, and expertise to serve this role. The state鈥檚 afterschool network, New York State Network for Youth Success (NYSNYS), was chosen as the backbone and Alli Lidie, employed by the NYSNYS and a member of the NYS CSN since its inception, stepped in to support the administrative and facilitation needs of the network.聽聽

The NYS CSN continues to 鈥渁dvocate to develop, promote, and sustain community schools in collaboration with government, local school districts, and community partners鈥�, developing a yearly policy agenda and continuing its advocacy activities to promote 蘑菇视频 in New York state.

The New York State 蘑菇视频 Network is a network partner of the Coalition for 蘑菇视频 at the Institute for Educational Leadership (ccs@iel.org). For more information on the NYS CSN, contact Alli@NetworkForYouthSuccess.org