At CSLX, we always say that community schools work is developmental work–but what does that really mean? It means that the work takes root, shifts and grows over time, but only with the right conditions, people, and mindsets in place. The Community Schools Implementation Series is aimed at providing both new and more experienced community school practitioners with a foundational understanding of how community school development is, at its heart, transformative work.
If you’ve ever left a meeting and felt like you learned a lot, feel like the material is relevant, but also are more confused than before you came in, you might be experiencing framework fatigue.
It’s time to stop siloing and start collectively owning our goals as the village that holds the power of our students’ futures. Because it really does take a village to reach our literacy and math goals!
My first few years as a Community School Coordinator (CSC) were, honestly, confusing.
