Ccs 2015 PF Narrative
Ccs 2015 PF Narrative
Ccs 2015 PF Narrative
The purpose of Project Inspire is to expand CCS offerings by providing broader opportunities of
individualized support for achieving academic excellence through personalized learning and
increasing the accessibility of a safety-net of non-academic and health and human services
for students and their families. Four opportunities of expansion are proposed: (1) planning a
model school library (2) purchase of curricula materials and accompanying professional
development. (3) Expanding the Communities in Schools (CIS) Mentoring Program to a full time
site partnership and (4) Saturday at CCS initiative.
6. How the proposed project will enable Campus Community School to meet performance
objectives for high needs students
The activities proposed in this funding opportunity are proposed for all students. Since CCS is
designated as a Title I school all students are eligible to take advantage of the activities.
Students who are deemed highest risk are carefully monitored and assessed by the classroom
teacher and administrative staff. Students are referred to CIS for mentoring, tutoring or other
sources of non-academic assistance.
7. How Campus Community School will ensure that 100% of students to benefit from the
proposed project meet high need criteria
According to Kids Count in Delaware 2015, the changing demographics in our child population
is increasingly diverse in economic resources, racial and ethnic background and family structure
- with more kids living in poverty, more kids living in one parent families and increased
educational achievement gaps by race and income. We are experiencing this dramatic shift in
population demographics over time and it has caused the CCS family to take great pause.
Minority student enrollment at CCS has increased to 64% in 2014-15 compared to 26% in 2004,
just 10 years earlier. Additionally, CCS is a recipient of Title I funding, with 54% of CCS students
who qualify for federally free and reduced meals based on their family income. This is
compared to a reported 20% of low income students in 2004. One quarter of our students
participate in the backpack program, a Delaware Food Bank initiative that provides meals to
children to take home over the weekend. Eight families reported needing assistance with
homelessness this year. As stated in the KIDS Count report poverty has a negative impact on
child development, cognition, social and emotional health and future success in school.
Culture and climate issues are also a concern at CCS. Nearly one third of all students were
referred for discipline referrals in 2014-15 school year. Most of these referrals were for
disrespect towards another student, defiance and disobedience. Negative learning
environments contribute to poor learning outcomes.
WORKS CITED
Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton . School Libraries: Whats Now, Whats Next, Whats Yet
to Come. Published on Smashwords
RSL Research Group. How Libraries Transform Schools by Contributing to Student Success:
Evidence Linking South Carolina School Libraries and PASS &HSAP Results, Phase I (June 2014)
Phase II ( October 2014)
Kids CountDelaware,2015