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Community Asset Mapping

Community Asset Mapping. J.R. Roush & Shane Shope Ohio University. Contrasting orientations to thinking about communities and schools. Resource versus asset Extraction versus capacity-building. Exercise:. INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY ASSET MAP –(15 MINUTES).

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Community Asset Mapping

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  1. Community Asset Mapping J.R. Roush & Shane Shope Ohio University

  2. Contrasting orientations to thinking about communities and schools • Resource versus asset • Extraction versus capacity-building

  3. Exercise: INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY ASSET MAP –(15 MINUTES). *DRAW A MAP OF YOUR COMMUNITY & IDENTIFY ALL OF THE ASSETS--e.g., a historic site, a wetlands. Roush

  4. JOT DOWN AN INSIGHT YOU GAINED FROM YOUR PERSONAL MAP TO SHARE WITH A SMALL GROUP e.g., a new business is owned by an alumnus of your district (2 MINUTES)

  5. COMMUNITY MAP DISCUSSION- SMALL GROUPS OF 4 (15 MINUTES). * Individuals will share their insight with the group and discuss commonalities, differences.

  6. SMALL GROUPS PLEASE SHARE SOME “AHA!” MOMENTS WITH THE ENTIRE GROUP (10-15 MINUTES).

  7. Community Asset Mapping • Identified key community components • Listed human assets and created categories • Provided a listing of Churches in the districts • Identified physical resources/ assets • Located all assets on GIS map of county • Provided census data Shope

  8. Deficit based thinking:Highland County • Has the highest unemployment rate in Ohio as of 12/1/09 through current 1/15/10 • Currently 4th highest teen pregnancy rate in Ohio and has historically either had the highest or one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in Ohio. • Casualty of approximately 10,000 jobs lost through DHL alone. Roush

  9. Census data • Mowrystown- major town in the Bright Local District • 2000 Census Data • (2 post secondary degrees in the entire town). 1 associates degree/ 1 B.A. (9.7% in Highland County –Ohio 21.1%) • 36.7% drop out rate (WHS currently 3.4%) • 39.4% unemployment (age 16 and older) Roush

  10. Lynchburg-Clay&Bright LocalSchools • Lynchburg-Clay • Highland County • 3 buildings: LC Elementary (PK-5), LC Middle School (6-8), LC High School (9-12) • Enrolment- 1347 • ED %-45-50% • SWD %-12% • Bright • Highland County • 2 buildings: Bright Elementary (PK-6), WhiteoakJr/Sr High School (7-12) • Enrollment- 811 • ED – 60-65% • SWD -14% Shope

  11. Asset Based Thinking • www.brightlocalschools.com • Learn and Serve Grant- http://www.learnandserveohio.org/ • OACHE Grant- • http://www.oache.org/ Roush

  12. Human resources and local knowledge Roush

  13. COMMUNITY PLANNING DAY-S.T.A.R. LAB Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources & Soil and Water Conservation coordinating efforts with students, parents and staff to design the outdoor classroom. Roush

  14. BRIGHT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MAP Know the diversity in your district and the resources. Give keen attention to the resources and or obstacles placed in front of your customers Roush

  15. Lynchburg-Clay & Bright Local Schools Shope

  16. Asset Map Key • White Map Pins- Church • Black Map Pins- Kin/ Advocates • Red Map Pins- Services(agencies- non government) • Green Map Pins- Business • Blue Map Pins- Government • Bulls eye- School Building • Black Bulls-eye – County Seat (Hillsboro) • Major towns Shope

  17. Community Asset Mapping/Placed Based Education- Web Sources • hhttp://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/227/227_asset_mapping.pdf • ttp://outreach.msu.edu/bpbriefs/issues/brief4.pdf • http://extension.missouri.edu/about/fy00-03/assetmapping.htm • http://backspace.com/notes/2004-2006/what -is-asset-mapping.php • http://www.bonner.org/resoureces/modules/modules_pdf/BonCurCommAssetMap.pdg Shope

  18. Place-Based Education • http://www.promiseofplace.org • http://www.peecworks.org/PEEC/Benefits_of_PBE-PEEC_2008_web.pdf

  19. Suggested implications • Regardless of your perception the focus should be on LOCAL capacities to solve problems. • Joint venture – Schools (YOU) and the community (?) • Relationship Driven – Develop, Maintain and Renew!!!!!!! • Remember this key “the glass is always half full” – Communities have capacities and gifts. Shope

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