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Connections That Count:
Supporting Student Achievement
The schools and community initiative envisions a seamless,
coordinated, comprehensive set of programs and supports
leading to high achievement for every child in school
and in life.
The initiative focuses on academic achievement and social
success, and the extent to which both are influenced
by the academic and non-academic supports—healthcare,
social services, youth development programs, family support
and engagement, mentoring, tutoring, and community development
projects—available in schools and communities.
PEN believes positive academic and social outcomes
for children can only be achieved through collaboration
and coordination, with schools and communities working
together to implement effective education reform and
provide comprehensive supports and programs. Initiative
goals include the following outcomes:
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Better use of schools and school facilities to
increase children’s access to comprehensive
programs and supports
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District and state policies, protocols, and programs
that ensure linkage between public schools and
community-based programs
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Increased community responsibility for local public
schools
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