Promise Neighborhood Applications 2011

The U.S. Department of Education has released the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods applications for planning and implementation. Applicants can apply for grants of up to $500,000 for planning from a $5 million allocation, and grants of between $4 and $6 million from a $23 million allocation for implementation of Promise Neighborhoods—communities of opportunity centered around strong schools that enable children to learn, grow, and succeed. The 2011 guidelines include a focus on early learning components and programs for English language learners, as well as maintaining an emphasis on data-driven work.

Please click here to view both the planning and implementation applications.

Promise Neighborhoods is an initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, designed to replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ). The HCZ provides a pipeline of high quality programs coherently integrated from cradle to career with high quality schools at its core, surrounded by supportive programming for families and community members.  In 2010, the Department of Education awarded $500,000 to 20 communities across the United States to conduct a one year planning process in order to develop a feasible plan to implement a continuum of solutions that will significantly improve results for children in the community being served. Information about Oakland's 2010 application is below.

 

Promise Neighborhood Opportunity for Oakland 2010

 

Application Summary: To learn more about Oakland's 2010 Plan to Plan, click here.

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What Partners, Neighborhoods & Schools Are Part of the Plan?

The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) is the lead applicant. In each Promise Neighborhood, a strong grassroots agency that will lead our efforts in that neighborhood is already providing components of the cradle-through-college-to-career continuum of solutions andhas a strong leadership role there.

Oakland proposed four Promise Neighborhoods located in our most distressed communities. Each one encompasses a 25-40 square block area where over 40% of children live in poverty and where services will focus on (but not be limited to) on one hub school and another partner school. Each Promise Neighborhood is among Oakland’s “highest-stressor” police beats, based on crime, violence, dropouts, unemployment, and other social indicators.

Promise Neighborhood Geographic area	Neighborhood Lead	Hub school	Other partner school
Lower San Antonio	East Bay Asian Youth Center	Garfield Elementary (K-5)	Roosevelt (6-8)
West Oakland	Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement	West Oakland Middle (6-8)	MLK (K-5)
East Oakland/Havenscourt	Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools	Roots International (6-8)	Futures (K-5)
East Oakland/Castlemont	Youth Uprising	E. Oakland School for the Arts (9-12)	EC Reems Academy (K-8)

What Types of Solutions Will We Plan For and Who Will We Plan With?

Full Service Community Schools

The Oakland Promise Neighborhood initiative is based on the Full Service Community Schools model, in which public schools serve as the hub for integrating a range of services to serve the whole child, support student success, and strengthen families and communities. Full Service Community Schools work closely with community partners to address non-academic barriers to learning and host other opportunities for children, families, and the community.

School intervention strategies

• Teacher and school leader effectiveness
• Comprehensive instructional reform strategies
• Development of community-oriented schools

Promise Neighborhood Solutions	Partners who will help plan solutions
Baby college	First 5 Alameda County, Safe Passages
High-quality early learning, Early Childhood Education benchmarks, Kindergarten readiness assessments	OUSD, Head Start, First 5, Lotus Bloom, St. Vincent Day Home
Transition to Kindergarten	First 5, OUSD
Early Childhood mental health care	First 5, County Behavioral Health, Oakland Children’s Hospital
Low-performing schools	OUSD, BayCES, PJC: West Oakland Brain Trust
Medical home for kids 0-5	Oakland Children’s Hospital, East Oakland Health Center, La Clinica, Asian Health Services, Lifelong Medical
Out-of-school academic support	OUSD Office of Afterschool & Summer Learning, Oakland Community After School Alliance, EBAYC, PJC, YU, Safe Passages, Bay Area Community Resources, Aspiranet, YMCA, Attitudinal Healing Connection, Scotlan Center, East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC)
Physical fitness programs	EBAYC, YMCA, BACR, Aspiranet, EOYDC,YU, OUSD
Mental health care 6-18	OUSD, Safe Passages, County Behavioral Health Care Agency, STARS
Case management	EBAYC, PJC, La Clinica, YU, Safe Passages
Safe recreational spaces	Oakland Parks & Recreation & Police Departments, EBALDC, Oakland Community Organizations, YU
Neighborhood safety	OPD, YU, Youth Alive, Safe Passages, County Probation
Student access to technology learning tools	OUSD, OCCUR, OTX, YU
College/career counseling, CTE, internships, apprenticeships	PCCD, East Bay Consortium, Regional Technical Training Center (RTTC) , EOYDC, YU
Economic opportunities	EBALDC, Oakland Housing Authority, RTTC, Unity Council
Community engagement; neighborhood leadership	EBAYC, PJC:West Oakland Collaborative, BayCES, OCO, YU

How Will We Make Decisions?

The Oakland Promise Neighborhood planning process will be governed at three levels by representative bodies: Neighborhood Planning Councils, a Citywide Management Team and a citywide Advisory Committee.

How will we Plan to Plan?

Phase I: Comprehensive Asset/Needs Assessment and Community Building

Phase II: Develop Actionable Strategies and Strategic Partnerships

Phase III: Build Comprehensive and Aligned Data Management Systems

Phase IV: Alignment with National Efforts