Document #6

Coastside Sample Community School Outcomes, Indicators and Data Sources

Domains / Outcomes / Indicators (& Sources)

1. Academic Learning

The school has a core instructional program with qualified teachers, a challenging curriculum, and high standards and expectations for students. / Increased academic learning
Positive educational aspirations / Shift in youth attitudes, perspectives, experience. (Site-based research by youth and/or adults or external researchers)
Improved attendance rates, overall and by sub-groups. (School or CDE)
Increased English learner reclassification rates. (School or CDE)
Decreased drop-out rates. (School or CDE)
Improvement in standardized test score data, overall and by sub-groups. (school or CDE)
Improved homework completion rates over time. (Survey teachers)
Improved grades over time. (School)
Increased discussion about future careers and aspirations (output records)
Increase time reading and writing. Number and type of books read, hours per week reading. (Student logs).
2. Youth Development
Students are motivated and engaged in learning --both in school and in community settings, during and after school. / Increased student sense of school connectedness
Increased sense of attachment and responsibility to the community
Increased capacity for self-direction
New/stronger skills (e.g. strengthened social and public speaking skills)
Increased youth time reading and writing for pleasure.
Youth interact positively with adults / Increased student participation in community service activities. (Site-based research, student logs.)
Shift in youth attitudes, perspectives, experience. (site-based research or external researchers)
Decreased disciplinary problems. (School)
Increased use of health and counseling services. (Service providers.)
Youth surveys show increased optimism about their future.
Youth report increased ability to seek and use help.
Increased usage of available services (Service Records)
3. Health and Well-being
The basic physical, mental and emotional health needs of young people and their families are recognized and addressed. / Improved physical/emotional well-being
Improvements in personal or family situation, abuse or neglect
Improved stability and/or other outcomes related to basic housing, food, transportation and employment needs
Decreased family violence / Increase in children living in permanent family environment. (CountyChild and Family Services)
Decrease in confirmed child neglect calls. (Local law enforcement, county social services department.)
Decrease in confirmed child abuse reports. (Social services/local law enforcement)
Increased use of health/counseling services. (service providers)
Increased FRC referrals leading to access to services. (Case records)
Increased well-child and/or sports exams. (Local providers.)
Decreased hospital emergency room visits. (Hospitals, county health department.)
4. Family engagement There is mutual respect and effective collaboration among parents, families and school staff . Community & school efforts, promote a school climate that is safe, supportive and respectful and that connects students to a broader learning community. / Improved communication with schools and teachers
Increased ability for parents to support their children’s learning
Enhanced skills (e.g. adult literacy, running meetings)
 / Increased family participation rates in meetings over time. (Teacher conference logs, PTA, ELAC attendance, etc)
Shift in parent attitudes, perspectives, experience. (Site-based research by youth adults or external researchers)

Community Engagement / Increased sense of attachment and responsibility to the community
Increase school attendance rates
Neighborhood safety
Improved stability and/or other outcomes related to basic housing, food, transportation and employment needs
Increased civic participation / Shift in youth attitudes, perspectives, experience. (site-based research or external researchers)
Survey data indicates that youth, staff, parents report increase in youth civic engagement.
Participants’ regular attendance in after-school and regular day programs (School Attendance.)
Number of friendships and social networks reported by participants (survey)
Reduction of youth crime (Police Reports.)
Increase in employment (local employment rates)
Increase percentage of adults with job skills and education. (local research, local employment rates)
Increased student participation in community service and community change activities. (site-based research, student logs)

CCSP UC Davis

Examples from Making the Difference: Research and Practice in Community Schools

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