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CSLX works directly with districts, municipal agencies, community-based organizations, and the state-wide system of support to build and strengthen community school strategies.

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At CSLX, we believe all young people deserve access to relationship-centered, supportive, and equitable school communities where learning is culturally-rooted, inclusive, rigorous, and relevant.

Community schools offer an opportunity to co-create with educators, students, families, community partners, and public agencies to transform the way we do school.

We need each other to succeed.

Community School Leaders: The Role of the Principal

Designed for principals and school leaders at the forefront of community school efforts, this upcoming interactive session offers practical, action-oriented support for site-based leaders. You’ll explore strategies for guiding school teams, advancing long-term planning, and cultivating shared leadership. You’ll learn best practices for reimagining how we “do school,” emphasizing that a community school is not a program, but a transformative strategy. And, you’ll examine the necessary mindset and structural shifts that are key to driving lasting school transformation.

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What if we've been looking at sustainability all wrong?

When practitioners think about community school sustainability planning, especially as CCSPP grants continue to “age,” the first question they often ask is, “how are we going to replace this funding?” But sustainability planning shouldn’t revolve around dollar for dollar replacements.

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CCSPP awards are coming–Are you ready?

Did you apply for CCSPP implementation funding in the final round? Grant award announcements are coming out soon. Here are three ideas to help you plan ahead.

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Coffee and conversation do not equate to transformational family engagement

When asked about their family engagement efforts, many school teams say that they’re putting in the work. But it’s hard to point to evidence of this connection beyond survey results–let alone know how many people took the survey in the first place.

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