Our Vision
To ensure that students and families thrive and experience opportunity by design.
About Us
The Community Forward initiative is an innovative partnership between the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools, and is designed to ensure students and families have access to resources, relationships, and social support necessary to foster academic and social success. By directly engaging with the community, families, students, teachers, and principals in schools and also in our city community centers, Chattanooga can ensure each child is positioned for success, both in school and in life.
The City of Chattanooga’s Office of Community Forward serves as one of the lead partner agencies where we staff 8 community forward school coordinators who work directly in the following Hamilton County Community Forward Schools: Brainerd High School, The Howard School,Tyner Academy, Orchard Knob Middle School, Calvin Donaldson, Hardy, Orchard Knob and Woodmore Elementary Schools.
Community Forward schools utilize a comprehensive, tailored holistic approach to students and families to provide opportunities and remove barriers to student success. The intentional focus on collaboration and partnerships creates pathways for stakeholders to work together, sharing responsibility for the overall success and wellness of children in Hamilton County.
Education
The Community Forward Coordinators help connect educational resources to meet the needs of families through:
Community-Building
Engage families and the community in wrap-around service to provide support, academic achievement and success of students with the ultimate goal of creating a lasting community school.
Volunteer or Partnership Opportunities
Community Forward has partnered with various organizations to connect families and community residents with needed resources in the areas of health, education, employment and housing.
There are many opportunities for stakeholders to get involved in serving Community Forward Schools:
Responsibilities
Our 6 Key Practices: