Contact information
- USF PI: Stacy-Ann January
- USF Co-PI: José Castillo
- USF Co-I: Kahlila Lawrence
- USF Co-I: Jennifer Jacobs
- USF GA: Rachel Fidler
Project information
School Community Partnerships for Innovation is a focus area of the Institute for School-Community Partnerships (ISCP), currently engaged in the development and enhancement of community schools throughout the Tampa Bay region.
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Children living under impoverished conditions are more likely to have fewer opportunities for developing academic, emotional, social, and physical wellbeing. Community schools are a whole child, community focused approach to uplifting students, families, and communities. When implemented as designed, community schools can improve students’ academic, emotional, behavioral, and mental and physical health outcomes, thereby promoting equitable outcomes for youth and families in impoverished communities. University-Assisted Community Schools is one approach in which university supports (e.g., faculty, students, resources) are leveraged to implement and support community schools.
The ISCP is partnering with the Hillsborough County Public School District to enhance their existing community schools and to develop new community schools through the integration of four pillars and pipeline services:
- Integrated Student Support
- Social, health, nutrition, and mental health services and support
- Programs to reduce learning barriers
- Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities
- Early childhood education and out-of-school-time programs
- Activities that support postsecondary and workforce readiness
- Active Family and Community Engagement
- Family and community engagement
- Community-based support for students
- Collaborative Leadership and Practices
- Students, parents, community partners, and school staff share leadership and responsibility