The document discusses the Federation's Congregational School Improvement Initiative (CSI2), a 3-year program that provides funding and support to congregational schools to enhance their Jewish education programs. In 2010-2011, over $1.2 million was provided in direct funding to congregations, including $266,000 specifically for the CSI and CSI2 programs. CSI2 works with 9 congregations over 3 years to provide teacher training, assess schools, and improve leadership, curriculum, and family engagement to impact over 2,700 students. The goal is to increase retention, engagement, learning, and passion for Jewish life.

1. Federation Board Presentation
Federation Support for Congregational Education:
The CSI² -
Congregational School Improvement Initiative

2. How many of you went to Hebrew school?

3. Total: 6,764 children

4. In 2010-11 Federation
provided over 1.2 million dollars
to congregations for Jewish education.

5. 2010-2011
Direct Congregational
Funding Included:
$639,000 for school scholarships through the annual campaign and challenge funds
$100,000 for the Teen Mission
$89,000 from the Berman Fund for funding family Jewish educators in congregations
$36,000 for placing special needs educators in the schools
$23,000 for teen informal education through the Schulman Fund
$23,000 in teacher professional growth stipends through the Nirim program
$15,000 for family education grants through the Berman Fund

6. 2010-2011
Direct Congregational
Funding Included:
CSI and CSI² Funding
$134,000 for CSI program grants
$132,000 to fund the CSI2
systemic change initiative

7. CSI² Congregational School
Improvement Initiative
CSI 2 is a three year school enhancement
program that is designed to provide
congregational schools with the opportunity
to examine, enhance and/or remake their
education program.

8. CSI² Congregational School
Improvement Initiative

9. What are your
“What ifs?”
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10. What if . . .
Our goal was to “expand” Jewish time?
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Innovations in Jewish Education Education

11. What if…we were to reconsider
Jewish education for the 21st century?

12. What if…parents wanted a Hebrew school
with “more” hours instead of less?
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Education

13. What if…
Hebrew school was more like camp?
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Education

14. What if…
Hebrew school was like scouting?
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Education

15. What if…students could learn Hebrew in their pjs
without having to leave home through on-line learning?
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Education

16. Traditional Organizations: Silos
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Curriculum
Development pment
Intensive
Teacher
Training
Parent &
Family
Education Director Leadership
Engagement
Development
CSI² Congregational School Improvement Initiative

17. New Organizations: Systemic
Education
Directors
Seminar
Curriculum
Development
Leadership
Team
Professional
Parent & Family
Development
Engagement
for Teachers
Jewish School
Assessment
School
Improvement
Process (The
Instrument)

18. Congregational School Improvement
Initiative CSI²

19. Participating CSI 2
Congregations
• Currently there are nine congregations involved in CSI²
• Six congregations are in year two of the three year process
• Three congregations are just beginning year one.
Congregations Starting Year II
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Congregation B’nai Moshe
Congregation Shir Tikvah
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Temple Israel
Temple Kol Ami
Congregations Starting Year I
Congregation Beth Shalom
Temple Emanu-El
Temple Shir Shalom

20. CSI² Congregational School
Improvement Initiative
• Through CSI2 over 185 teachers are
receiving deep professional development.
• All told the CSI2 initiative will impact 2,700
congregational school students.

21. CSI² Congregational School
Improvement Initiative
How will we know if we have succeeded?
We will have succeeded when we have
higher retention rates, greater
engagement of students and families,
more learning, happier students,
teachers and families, and more
passion for Jewish life.

22. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
– computer pioneer Alan Kay
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Innovations in Jewish Education Education