Resources
The Promise Neighborhoods Training and Technical Assistance team, the U.S. Department of Education, Promise Neighborhoods grantees, and key technical assistance partners have produced written guidance, tools, and videos about how to launch and manage a successful cradle-to-career pipeline of solutions and strategies for early learners, students, and families in economically distressed communities. Resources appear in the order they were added with the most recent additions first.
Cradle to Career
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Focusing on Results in Promise Neighborhoods: Recommendations for the Federal Initiative
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2009
This discussion paper is jointly authored by the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), PolicyLink, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy, with contributions by Child Trends.
Data Collection Family Supports K-12 Academic Performance Program Delivery/Partners
Choosing a Data System for your Promise Neighborhood
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
To build a strong Promise Neighborhood and be well positioned to seek funding and demonstrate success, communities should incorporate a robust data collection and evaluation plan into their work. Communities seeking federal funding will need to meet U.S. Department of Education requirements, but all communities should use a comprehensive data system to collect and organize data, and help inform decision-making.
Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Data Data Collection Data Management Systems Data Security and Confidentiality
Using Data to Make a Difference: Keys to Success
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
This fact sheet provides tips and resources for Promise Neighborhoods to effectively approach data. It contains best practices on data collection and sharing and use of information to document community needs, design solutions, and monitor progress.
Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Data Data Collection Data Management Systems Parent and Community Engagement
Why Promise Neighborhoods are Keeping Score
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: No date
This brief discusses the purpose behind using results-based approaches on initiatives like Promise Neighborhoods. It presents Clear Impact's contribution to data collection and results focused on Promise Neighborhoods operations.
Collecting, Analyzing, and Using Data Data Collection Data Management Systems
Aligning for Impact: Connecting Promise Neighborhoods and the Cradle-to-Career Civic Infrastructure
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: No date
The Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink and the Strive National Network collaborated to produce this fact sheet on strategies for aligning Promise Neighborhoods and cradle-to-career civic infrastructure efforts in communities.
Community Engagement Data Collection Parent and Community Engagement
PNI Peer Learning Tool
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
Recognizing that communities themselves are an important source of expertise and support for community change work, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink (PNI) created this tool to assist leaders and staff of Promise Neighborhoods from across the country in connecting with one other.
Early Childhood Education K-12 Academic Performance Post-Secondary Success Program Delivery/Partners
Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer for Promise Neighborhoods
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
This fact sheet discusses evidence-based practices, including the following:
- Why is evidence-based practice Iimportant?
- What kind of evidence makes a program “evidence-based”?
- Is an evidence-based program appropriate for your community?
- How to frame the evidence for your proposed programs
Data Collection Data Management Systems Staffing, Organization & Leadership
Technical Assistance Self-Assessment Tool
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
This self-assessment tool contains several categories and, within each category, a set of statements communities can use to assess their current plan and capacity for developing a strong Promise Neighborhoods implementation plan. The results of this assessment will assist communities in identifying their strengths, the particularly challenging parts of the planning process, and the areas that need the most technical assistance to complete the plan.
Data Collection Family Supports Parent and Community Engagement Staffing, Organization & Leadership
Sustaining the Promise Neighborhoods Movement
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
This presentation shares the collective impact of Promise Neighborhoods in improving results for children from cradle to career. It also highlights the role of the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink in sustaining the Promise Neighborhoods movement.
Data Collection Early Childhood Education K-12 Academic Performance Staffing, Organization & Leadership
The Preferred Technical Assistance & Resource Provider Guide
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: No date
The Center for the Study of Social Policy developed this guide for the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink. The guide describes organizations, including nonprofits, university-based research centers, and independent consulting firms, that offer high-quality technical assistance and resources that can support Promise Neighborhoods communities in their efforts to achieve the federal program’s intended results by making improvements on the associated indicators.
Early Childhood Education Health and Wellbeing K-12 Academic Performance Program Delivery/Partners