Community Leadership: Integrating Programs and Services

Question 1

There are several strategies for effectively integrating academic, health and social services: (5)

Answer 1

1. Differentiate between areas in which the school can enhance its own capacity and areas in which it needs to bring in partners. Work to do both.
2. Evaluate what works and expand those systems. Also look for ways that systems can complement each other.
3. Focus on what actually produces results for your students.
4. Align services both horizontally and vertically.
5. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try new things.

Question 2

Research by the Center for the Study of Social Policy identified Nine Core Capacities necessary to develop and sustain successful, integrated, place-based initiatives to revitalize schools and communities: (9)

Answer 2

1. shared results framework,
2. leadership,
3. strategic partnerships,
4. active engagement of community residents,
5. clear and accountable governance structure for joint decision-making,
6. joint strategic planning,
7. shared data and analytic capacity,
8. management to outcomes,
9. allocation of financial resources to established priorities.