Community School

School 2 Community Schools Wing Grand Opening celebration

The Community Room at School 2.

School 2 is a Community School

Community Schools like School 2 are meant to not only provide a quality education to every student, but also to serve as a hub for varied support services for both children and their families. The Community Schools Wing at School 2 is a newly renovated section of the building, allowing for private areas for medical and dental screenings, family support, career resources and meeting spaces.

Community schools

Family Advocates can help community members find child care, employment, food services, housing and other needs.

Goals

By providing support and advocacy for families to reduce barriers, our goals are to:

  • Reduce behavioral incidents
  • Increase student attendance
  • Increase academic achievement

 

 

Community Schools, dental services

The Community Room at School 2 includes private spaces for medical, dental and psychological services.

 

Services

  • Backpack program: the backpack program is designed to meet the weekend food news of children who are chronically hungry. The program provides bags packed with food on Fridays to children who might otherwise not have food over the weekend.
  • Family advocacy
  • Family/community engagement, outreach and recruitment events
  • Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) coordination
  • Liaison between home, school and community
  • Home visits
  • Health education for students and families
  • Assist families in finding mental and physical health providers and resources
  • Assist families in securing basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)
  • Provide support/counseling and psycho education to students and families

 

Partners

  • AME Zion Church
  • Capital Care Pediatrics
  • Capital District Physicians Health Plan (CDPHP)
  • Capital Region Food Bank
  • Capital Roots
  • Commision on Economic Opportunity (CEO)
  • Eyes of Hope/Sight for Students
  • The Links, Inc.
  • North Central Little League
  • Oakwood Community Center
  • Rensselaer County Mental Health Department
  • Rensselaer County Probation
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
  • Riverview Pediatrics
  • Seal-A-Smile
  • Siena College
  • START Center
  • Stewarts
  • Suburu
  • Sunnyside Center
  • Troy Boys and Girls Club
  • Troy Pediatrics
  • Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (TRIP)
  • Unity House
  • Whitney Young Health Centers