With the increasing number of colleges and universities mobilizing their resources to develop university-assisted community schools (UACS) and innovative university-community partnerships, the Netter Center, in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Schools and Rutgers University-Camden, organized a University-Assisted Community Schools Network. The UACS Network launched in February 2015 with participation from over 20 universities that are facilitating university-assisted community schools. Approximately 70 higher education institutions are now part of this network, which aims to build a professional learning community among higher education leaders that shares resources and best practices to advance university-assisted community schools policy and practice.
Network Goals:
Consistent with these goals, the among the specific topics the Network addresses are:
Meetings: Conference calls are held once a month, generally on the third Monday.
Interested in joining this Network: Contact Joann Weeks, Associate Director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, weeks@upenn.edu