The Assets & Needs Assessment
The Assets & Needs (A&N) Assessment is a tool that helps your school identify assets and unmet needs in the school and surrounding community. It will also support you to assess which elements of the community school strategy are being implemented, and to establish any action steps your team would like to take.
The A&N Assessment helps NYC schools:
Identify assets and needs in the school and the community.
Build an inventory of existing and potential partners in the surrounding community.
Collaboratively set goals and develop a plan to accomplish them.
Align with the Community School strategy and requirements.
Prepare to complete the annual Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP).
The assessment includes three sections. Each section ends with goal-setting and action planning:
Community School Strategy: School-Based Programs and Services
Community Mapping
NYC Community School Requirements
Instructions:
The A&N Assessment is now available online! Please access the A&N Assessment form using the button below.
Convene your Community School Team and complete the assessment.
After you submit the online assessment, you will receive an email with a link to your A&N Dashboard where you can view your recommendations.
Share the results of the report with your school community at various events. Use the results to develop and/or enhance programs and services.
Accessibility:
The Assets and Needs Assessment is translated in over 100 languages. Simply use the Select Language dropdown menu at the top right of the page to select your preferred language.
Using a collaborative planning approach aligned to the NYC Comprehensive Education Plan timeline, this process ensures the whole child, family and community are supported through data-driven goals and actions.
