Community Schools Initiative (CSI) supports partnerships between schools and community stakeholders to increase access to academic and non-academic programs for students and their families.
At McCutcheon Elementary School, Loyola University Chicago is the lead community partner. In 2012 LUC established Loyola University School Partners in order to grow a community within the schools in the Rogers Park area, aligning Loyola University’s resources with local PK-12 public schools. Currently LUSP reaches across the Rogers Park, West Ridge, Edgewater, and Uptown communities in Chicago. LUSP and its partner schools practice the Community Schools Model which fosters a mutually beneficial framework for identifying and addressing key issues faced by our students and families.
Community schools bring together educators, families, and community partners to meet students’ and families’ academic and non-academic needs, develop educated citizens, and strengthen local neighborhoods. Programs and services focus on four areas: expanded learning opportunities; health and social supports and services; family and community engagement; and early childhood development.
Goals
At McCutcheon Elementary School, Loyola University Chicago is the lead community partner. In 2012 LUC established Loyola University School Partners in order to grow a community within the schools in the Rogers Park area, aligning Loyola University’s resources with local PK-12 public schools. Currently LUSP reaches across the Rogers Park, West Ridge, Edgewater, and Uptown communities in Chicago. LUSP and its partner schools practice the Community Schools Model which fosters a mutually beneficial framework for identifying and addressing key issues faced by our students and families.
Community schools bring together educators, families, and community partners to meet students’ and families’ academic and non-academic needs, develop educated citizens, and strengthen local neighborhoods. Programs and services focus on four areas: expanded learning opportunities; health and social supports and services; family and community engagement; and early childhood development.
Goals
- Transform and maintain selected public schools to become the centers of their communities, with campuses open mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and into the summer
- Connect children and families to a range of services that foster individual and economic well-being
- Counteract the effects of a range of negative factors that contribute to students' lack of opportunities and underachievement
- Engage parents and the community to improve academic achievement
- Ongoing educational programs and workshops are available for parents
- Access to resources
- Opportunity explore enrichment programs such as music, art, and STEM
- All out-of-school programs relate to and support the school's academic program
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ms. Junee Yang.
(773) 236-2766
jyang19@cps.edu
(773) 236-2766
jyang19@cps.edu
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