Results by Term: Webinar
Building out an Effective Case Management System
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2016
A robust case management system is critical to tracking progress and improving outcomes for children and their families along the cradle-to-career continuum.
Leveraging Policy Advocacy to Keep Students Healthy (GPRAs 8–9)
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2016
The capacity to leverage policy advocacy and systems change is critical to scaling up and sustaining efforts to ensure youth living in Promise Neighborhoods are healthy and connected to the necessary services and supports to prepare them for college and career success.
Understanding Federal Tools for Building Youth and Family Financial Capability
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2016
On March 29, 2016, the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink hosted a webinar to discuss strategies to use federal tools to build youth and family financial capability in Promise Neighborhoods. Anamita Gall (ICF International) and Dr. Deborah Moore (Indianola Promise Community) shared best practices for using federal tools, such as the Assets for Independence Initiative, to break the cycle of generational poverty, ensure students live in stable communities, and integrate financial capability services into Promise Neighborhoods strategies to improve outcomes for all underserved children and their families.
Sustaining Parent Engagement throughout the Cradle to Career Continuum (GPRAs 12-14)
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2016
Parent and community engagement is critical to achieving and sustaining Promise Neighborhoods results. Research demonstrates children whose parents are involved in their reading and learning are more likely to have stronger academic performances and fewer absences.
Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Academic Performance and School Attendance
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2016
Exposure to a traumatic event places a young person at risk of a lower reading proficiency, a lower grade -point average, and more days of school absences. Throughout their lifetimes, many young students living in underserved communities will experience one or more traumatic events, putting them at risk of chronic absenteeism and lower academic proficiency.
Promoting Academic Proficiency in Promise Neighborhoods
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2015
<p> Academic achievement is vital to children's educational attainment and economic well-being. The Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink hosted this webinar to discuss best practices and approaches to improve academic proficiency rates in Promise Neighborhoods communities (Government Performance and Results Act indicator 4 per previous 2013 guidance). The webinar features the following experts:</p><ul><li>Sherry Taubert, Project Director, Berea Promise Neighborhood</li><li>Christina Theokas, Ph.D., Director of Research, Education Trust</li></ul>
Building Infrastructure to Support Cross Sector Integration in Early Childhood Work
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2014
This webinar, hosted by the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink in partnership with ZERO TO THREE, discusses how Hayward Promise Neighborhood and other communities are building cohesive systems that coordinate and align services to ensure all children enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school.
Foundations of School Readiness
Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2014
This webinar is a community of practice discussion for Promise Neighborhoods on the "Foundations of School Readiness," hosted by the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink and featuring experts from ZERO TO THREE.</p><p>Presenters include:</p><ul><li>Samuel Sinyangwe with the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink</li><li>Jodi Whiteman, ZERO TO THREE</li><li>Valerie Dawkins Krajec, ZERO TO THREE</li></ul>
Building the Capacity of Educators and Service Providers to Support Black Male Achievement
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2014
This webinar, hosted by the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink, discusses professional development programs being implemented in Promise Neighborhoods to effectively promote the academic achievement of children of color with low incomes, with a focus on Black boys and young men.
Supporting Age-Appropriate Functioning in Promise Neighborhoods (GPRA 2)
Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: 2014
<p>This webinar features best -practices and effective strategies Promise Neighborhoods are using to promote the age-appropriate functioning of young children in their communities. In doing so, this webinar aims to equip Promise Neighborhoods and other community leaders with the knowledge, tools, and resources to turn the curve on the baseline indicator for Government Performance and Results Act 2 (per previous 2013 guidance): the number and percentage of 3-year-olds and children entering kindergarten who demonstrate age-appropriate functioning.</p><p>The following experts are featured ion this webinar:</p><ul><li>Michelle Palo, Project Services Director, Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)</li><li>Andre Dukes, Family Academy Director, NAZ</li><li>Maureen Seiwert, NAZ Early Childhood Action Team Co-Leader, Executive Dir. of Early Childhood Education for Minneapolis Public Schools</li><li>Dianne Haulcy, NAZ Early Childhood Action Team Co-Leader, Office of Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges</li></ul>