{"id":8,"date":"2025-03-26T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/ccsc\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:04","slug":"catamount-community-schools-collaborative-ccsc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/ccsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Catamount Community Schools Collaborative (CCSC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Community Schools Research-Policy-Practice Partnership between the University of Vermont, the Vermont Agency of Education, and Vermont Public Schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About Us<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Vermont Community Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
University-Assisted Community Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Research-Policy-Practice Partnerships<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Community School Health<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Research, Evaluation, & Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Student Internships<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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First Annual Community Schools Symposium – Friday, May 1, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Interactive Vermont Community Schools Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Broader Connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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University-Assisted Community Schools Network <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Netter Center at the University of Pennsylvania <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UACS Research Practice Network <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Network for Education Research-Practice Partnerships <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The CCSC has been made possible thanks to contributions from state, federal, professional, and university funding mechanisms, including:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) and federal ARP-ESSER funds for VT Act 67 evaluation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The UVM Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships Seed Grant Program in support of Community Schools Extension Activities with interdisciplinary UVM faculty and students;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Congressionally Funded Community Project (CFCP) administered by the Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, supported by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to expand the Community Schools model in Vermont;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The National Education of Research Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) Youth Voice & Leadership Grant Program to bolster youth voice in and for Community Schools; and,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Adam and Abigail Burack Green and Gold Endowed Education Professorship funds within the College of Education & Social Services at the University of Vermont.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Catamount Community Schools Collaborative (CCSC) Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    The Vermont Agency of Education <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The College of Education & Social Services at the University of Vermont <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Adam and Abigail Burack Green and Gold Endowed Professorship  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Community School Partners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Vermont Community Schools – Digital Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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