Our team has over 50 years of combined experience working directly in and in support of community school districts in California and beyond. Our partnership network spans the geography of the state, including rural and urban districts, student service providers, teacher organizations, after school provider networks, early childhood educators, county offices of education, special education advocates, literacy specialists, continuous improvement facilitators, and family- and youth organizers. We also draw on the resources of a powerful team of advisors, representing a breadth and depth of expertise in the youth- and educational sector.
 
                                Vice President for Collective Impact, National Center for Community Schools, Children's Aid
 
                                President, Ball/Frost Group, LLC
 
                                Executive Director, Center for District Innovation and Leadership in Early Education
 
                                CEO, Partners in School Innovation
 
                                Founder, Breaking Barriers
 
                                Founder, Glen Price Group, & former Chief Deputy for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
 
                                Program Director, California Department of Education Foundation
 
                                Director of Policy Research, Policy Analysis for California Education
 
                                Deputy Director, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, Stanford Graduate School of Education
 
                                Director, UCLA Center for Community Schooling, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
 
                                Former Chair, Coalition for Community Schools
 
                                Associate Director for Research, UCLA Center for Community Schooling, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
 
                                Senior Advisor for Human Services and Education Agencies
 
                                Chief Strategy Officer, Magpie Literacy
 
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                        