埃文斯维尔承诺社区-我们的旅程
到目前为止,我们的努力是什么样的?
埃文斯维尔已经四次申请“承诺社区”, 包括2021年, 这是我们成为合作伙伴的第一年. Evansville’s selection as a Promise Zone was seen as a necessary precursor to eventually receiving the Promise Neighborhoods grant. In 2021, 埃文斯维尔梦想中心, EVSC, and UE worked together to build a structure that would replicate 埃文斯维尔梦想中心’s model in five new neighborhoods. 虽然该应用程序是迄今为止得分最高的应用程序, 它没有达到获得资金的标准. 为了2022年的努力, 我们的核心团队已经扩大到更具包容性, 我们的目标区域变得更加集中. EVSC数据团队, 与迪尔咨询集团(常规心电图)合作, did an incredible job compiling the data necessary to focus this attempt on the six EVSC schools with the greatest need and related census tracts. A data-sharing agreement for the application process was established with EVSC and necessary organizations to provide access to more accurate data, 与过去的应用相比,这是一个重大的进步. 英国威廉希尔中文网站, 作为主要申请人, 于10月7日向能源部提交了2022年埃文斯维尔承诺社区的拨款申请, 2022, 总共要30美元,000,5年超过1万. 这笔赠款需要1比1的匹配,伙伴机构的匹配总额为32,497,295美元.55. 这个数字来自为指定社区提供全方位护理服务所投入的成本. 3月28日,我们收到通知,我们的社区获得了奖励. 这是2023年全美仅有的三家之一.
谁参与了2022年的申请流程?
英国威廉希尔中文网站是主要申请人,并与EVSC密切合作,领导该项目, 与主要合作伙伴的专门核心团队代表.
核心团队成员- 西尔维娅·德沃,公司和基金会关系官员
- 杰里米·埃文斯,埃文斯维尔梦想中心的执行董事
- 艾琳·刘易斯,UE创新与变革中心(CIC)执行董事
- 塞拉斯·马切姆,外联部主任 & 社区发展,埃文斯维尔承诺区
- 金·麦克威廉姆斯是家庭、学校和社区合作中心的首席执行官
- Derek McKillop, EVSC社区学习中心主任
- Tyler Stock,人才EVV执行董事
- Kelsey Wright, EVSC学校支持主任
常规心电图, 广受尊敬的项目评估专家, worked closely with EVSC officials to analyze key neighborhood and school-specific data to inform the 埃文斯维尔承诺社区 area and six schools. 在赠款中, 常规心电图 is contracted with UE to further develop and implement the evaluation plan in partnership with the core team, 在整个管道中跟踪项目特定的和所需的结果, 坐标数据共享, 领导一个持续改进的团队. Leadership Everyone (LE) and UE’s CIC conducted neighborhood visioning and design thinking sessions to direct the application’s interventions, LE将作为UE的承包商,指导EPN方法. Dr. T的泰德·迪克尔.A. 绝对集团, 有限责任公司, 担任项目经理-促进过程, 与合作伙伴一起制定整体预算, 协调核心团队和合作伙伴会议,为拨款做准备. 博雷克拨款写作与咨询服务有限责任公司的艾米·博雷克撰写了这份拨款申请. 作为主要申请者,我们将在CIC为领导承诺社区的工作人员提供住所.
社区边界和学校是如何确定的?
最终确定EPN的地理边界,并确定重点学校, a series of Core Team meetings were held to determine how best to gain a more accurate picture of student and family needs. Several important considerations guided this determination: (a) Based on feedback from the prior application and to ensure competitiveness, the Core Team understood it was important to narrow the focus of the designated area; (b) Since some required indicators involved specific- school population changes, it was important to ensure the schools selected had a high percentage of students enrolled who also lived in the designated census tracts selected; (c) The original Promise Zone census tracts were used as the initial focus area and adjusted based on enrollment levels within schools; (d) While specific schools were required to be included in the application as focus schools, wrap around care coordination and universal services offered throughout the neighborhood will impact children and families beyond the focus schools; (e) The grant involves a cradle to career focus so focus schools should include a specific 出席 district to the extent possible; and (f) The EVSC currently has a full-service community school grant providing similar services to Caze Elementary, Fairlawn小学, McGary中学, 哈里森高中.
在上述考虑的指导下, 目标是确定社区重点和重点学校. 因为学校由来自不同社区和社会经济背景的学生和家庭组成, 一个关键的挑战是,学校层面的数据本身并不能准确地代表EPN学生的需求.g.,居住在该社区的学生可以在该社区以外的学校上学)。. 在以前的申请中, only school-specific data were presented which limited the case for documenting the needs within the specific neighborhood. 因此, it was determined that student data should be examined at both the school population and neighborhood population levels. 这两个层次的分析使得对EPN有了更丰富的理解. 例如, 当对高中毕业率的学校人口数据进行检查时, the rates include students who live outside of the PN focus area and those families from all socio-economic backgrounds. 因此,这些比率并不能准确反映住在附近的学生的需求. 然而,邻域分析可以. 例如, we discovered that only 60% of students in EPN graduated from high school compared to 83% of students living outside the area. This analysis began with the EPN evaluation partner 常规心电图 and EVSC staff identifying specific indicators to cross-reference with EPN-selected Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) indicators. 根据数据共享协议, EVSC provided 常规心电图 with a de-identified list of students enrolled in 2020–21 that included all student addresses for the school year (over 25,共审阅了000个地址). 接下来,常规心电图根据学生的最后记录地址为他们确定了人口普查区. EVSC随后与NWEA一起准备了一份包括学生人口统计信息的学术文件, ILEARN, IREAD, 悬架, 出席, 毕业信息. 去识别的学生地址和学术档案被常规心电图删除并合并, 并利用PZ和周边地区的人口普查区进行了各种分析. Analysis of the academic and demographic data described informed the Core Team’s selection of the final census tracts and schools selected as the EPN focus area.
社区是如何参与制定解决方案的?
这个特殊的拨款申请需要与利益相关者合作设计. 凭借我们在变革和设计思维方面的优势, 每个人在社区愿景方面的专业知识, 我们能够强有力地说明,我们就所提出的解决方案咨询了那些将得到服务的人. 2021年3月, 234 students from three high schools and four elementary schools took part in a design thinking session led by the 创新中心 & 改变. 这个承诺社区的梦想会话(虚拟), 要求学生想象他们想要的社区或学校. 他们在蓝色的建筑纸上画出或写下答案, 把它们放下, 后来由CIC收集. 那些希望和梦想都被编目了, 编码, and will be presented to school and city leadership in the form of an interactive art installation: a giant “e” in honor of Evansville’s “e is for everyone” campaign. Their ideas will also form the basis for eventual 改变Lab projects that UE and EVSC students can work on together to implement.
艾琳·刘易斯和西尔维娅·德沃特展示了EVSC设计思维会议的结果. 学生们设想了从步行到学校项目的一切, 反欺凌运动, 彻底重新设计威廉希尔中文网.
EVSC还从2021年开始更新其持续改进计划. 这个过程从确定共同的愿景和核心价值开始, 然后是社区参与,设想如何让学生为成功的未来做好准备. 故事和输入收集自近2,000名学生, 员工, 父母, 社区合作伙伴, 商业领袖. 随后进行了共情访谈,以进一步将价值观语境化和定义, 任务, 视力也在提高. 这项工作形成了集体的“为什么”.“2022年3月和4月, data analysis and research took center stage along with stakeholder conversations around root causes of problems identified. 我们怎样才能? 讨论培养了一种全社会对高期望和学生潜力的心态, 增加归属感. 2022年5月,社区团队起草了战略. 这项工作与与EPN战略保持一致的EPN需求评估相吻合.
PZ还于2021年进行了最新的社区调查,504户家庭, 450份回复),为我们的需求评估提供了信息. 最后, 2022年5月, the EPN Core Team sought additional school and community stakeholder input through community sessions conducted by Leadership Everyone (LE), 埃文斯维尔一家屡获殊荣的非营利组织,也是EPN的主要合作伙伴. 通过一种叫做VOICE的专有程序, LE enables diverse populations to be heard through visioning sessions that invite input about hopes and dreams for the community. 自2012年以来, LE的愿景工作为PZ等社区倡议提供了信息, 埃文斯维尔市中心总体规划, 区域城市倡议(IEDC 2022)和项目, 仅举几个例子. 在2021-2022年期间,举办了16次紧急方案网络展望会议,有330名成人和儿童参加. 最重要的愿景是 DEI,美化,住房和教育机会,以及环境健康. 最重要的概念是 合作、积极、包容、善良和教育.
从社区的意见来看, 核心团队收集了一份初步的解决方案清单, 评估, 并优先考虑社区的需求和愿望, 循证和最佳做法. 这项工作在2022年6月6日的解决方案开发会议上达到高潮. The Core Team mapped potential solutions to identified needs and conducted further assessment for evidence-based alignment to EPN GPRA indicators. 然后,核心团队成员与合作伙伴会面,最终确定项目、模式和预算需求. 多种来源和类型的信息需要是最新的(不超过三年), 告知EPN管道解决方案连续体.