Community Learning Centres

1. Community Learning Centres Project ParametersJune 29, 2006

2. Project Goal To support and monitor the development of a diversified group ofCommunity Learning Centres which would become hubs for education and community developmentin the English-speaking communityand serve as models for future practice.

3. CLC Objectives • To deliver educational and support services in a seamless and integrated fashion • To have various agencies pool resources and share the responsibility of service delivery • To nurture symbiotic relationships between schools/centres and their communities • To rejuvenate the role and importance of the school and its services to communities

4. Terms of Reference

5. CLCs Defined Community Learning Centres are partnerships that provide a range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of learners, their families,and the wider community. Their aim is to support the holistic development of citizens and communities.

6. Locus • Schools and centres will initiate these offers of service in partnership with agencies and institutions in the private, voluntary and community sectors. • Services are primarily offered in the school/centre but may be augmented in other settings.

7. Scope of Services • educational & complementary services • integrated child-care and/or pre-school • assessment and referral services • complementary health & social services • parenting and family education and support • multi and intergenerational learning activities • community development & support • preparation for career & employability • corporate training and development • networking and IT support & leasing Note: these categories are listed as examples only

8. Guiding Principles

9. CLCs should be able to… • provide access to the conditions deemed necessary for student success • respond to the particular culture and needs of the communities they serve • provide services that are accessible to the broader community • deliver a range of services that are self-supporting and sustainable over time

10. and also be able to… • integrate existing services and resources with those available from external agencies • develop financial/resource partnerships that insure long-term sustainability • resonate within their communities as a successful response to their needs • demonstrate flexible and innovative approaches to service delivery

11. Conditions

12. Primary Conditions… • GB/SB approval of project and entente • Must be incorporated in school/centre Educational Project and Success Plans • Co-generated success planning • Integrate MELS programs & measures • Project must be supported in community • Location must by high-speed IT ready

13. Secondary Conditions… • CLC funding is school/centre-based • Funding covers development costs only • Funding is not for service delivery • Funding is matched in cash or in kind • Adaptable to socio-economic conditions • SB supports extended opening hours • SB decentralizes MELS measures

14. General Categories • Remote schools with community potential Typically: Schools • Lifelong Learning initiatives Typically: Adult Ed. Centres • Communities in need of supportSchools and/or centres + other institutionsNote: these categories are not exclusive

15. Administration

16. Staffing (3 years) • LEARN:1- Project Manager 1- CommunityDevelopment Agent 1- Research Associate(s)Administrative Support • MELS:1- Project Supervisor

17. CLC Advisory Committee (20) • Chair (1) • SCA Secretary (1) & CLC Staff (3) • QESBA (2) & ADGESBQ (1) delegates • QPAT(1) & AAESQ (1) delegates • QCGN (1), QFHSA (1) & QFP (1) delegates • Private (1), Post-secondary (2) delegates • Community Agency (2) delegates • Government department (2) delegates

18. CLC Mandates • CLC Advisory Committee Oct’06-Jun’09 • Project Management Jul’06-Jun’09 • Research Associate(s) Jul’06-Jun’09 • Project Accompaniment Sep’07-Jun’09 • CLC Annual Reports ’07+’08+‘09 • CLC Conferences ’07+’08+’09 • Research Report(s) Sep’07 + ‘09 • Summary Report Dec’09

19. Implementation

20. Distribution • nominally - 1 project per board/association • up to 3 proposals per board/assoc. submitted • prior pilots get a “buy” if criteria is met • priority to “last institution” in community • priority schools with high community potential • balance between youth and adult sectors • range of urban, rural, and remote sites • collective variety of agency partnerships • favour diversity of approaches to CLC’s

21. Selection Criteria • to be determined by a working group and the selection committee • these will be available in August, 2006

22. Initial Deadlines • Project Launch Jun 29, ‘06 • Supported Proposals to SCA Sep 30, ’06 • Selection of CLC’s Oct 15 ’06 • Initial Training & Preparation Sep-Nov ’06 • 1st General Mtg. of CLC’s Nov ’06 • Needs Assessment & Data Collect Dec ’06 • Partner Commitments Jan ’07 • Community Portrait of CLC Apr ’07 • 2nd General Meeting of CLC’s Apr ‘07 • Systemic Success Plan May ‘07 • Signing of Ententes Jun ’07 • Implementation Begins Jul-Sep ‘07

23. Year 1 - Development • Selection of 15 CLC’s • First instalment of grant = $40 000 • Video Collaboration Network installation • Needs Assessment and data analysis • Collaborative community Success Plan • Signed entente with community partners

24. Year 2 – Implementation • Balance of grant = $80 000* contingent on signed entente(s) • Year One report of activities • Protocol for service partnerships • Offer and promotion of services • Preliminary evaluation and assessment

25. Year 3 – Consolidation • Optional reorientation • Strategic plan for sustainability • Long-term agreements • CLC Partnership Network • Project evaluation and reports

26. “It takes a villageto raise a child.” African Proverb