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P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston

A Community School

A Community School

Community School Forum

What IS a Community School?

NYC defines Community Schools as an equity strategy to organize resources and share leadership so that academics, health, youth development, and family engagement are integrated into the fabric of schools. There are four features of the NYC Community Schools (OPEN EXTERNAL LINK) initiative: 

  1. Collaborative Leadership and Practice
  2. Family and Community Empowerment
  3. Expanded Learning Time
  4. Wellness and Integrated Student Supports 
  5.  Diagram showing icons for health services, academics, social services, afterschool programs, data tracking, vision services, mental health, family engagement, and community engagement.

The Community School Director, Ms. Butler, works closely with Principal Foy and Assistant Principals Changkit and Jones to make data-driven decisions to serve the P.S. 241 community. 

Ms. Butler can be reached at jbutler15@schools.nyc.gov Opens in a new browser tab; (718) 636-4725 ext. 3590, Room 359.

The Community Schools program brings in and connects families with services that meet the needs of parents and guardians while engaging the larger community. Families are empowered through sharing their feedback via assessments and participation in the Community School Forum.

We create opportunities for students to learn before school, after school, and during the summer. The Community School budget has funded after-school tutoring, violin and chess lessons, family literacy workshops, and much more. 

We bring programs and services to support physical, mental and emotional health.  We partner with Optical Academy for vision screening and to provide glasses to students who need them and we host twice-yearly dental clinics with Smile New York Outreach. 

Attendance Matters

When the four features of the NYC Community Schools program are successfully implemented, students should be increasingly excited and committed to being in school every day and on time and, families will have the support needed to help reach this goal. 

 

Build the Habit of Good Attendance Early! (OPEN EXTERNAL LINK)

Events

  • A large group of people in pink attire gather on steps in front of a grand building.

  • We partnered with the PTA to feed the community, and distribute canned goods and brand new winter coats.

     People receive items from a table in a brightly lit room with blue walls.