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Post-holiday reset: How community school teams can build on their wins and plan for impact

Coming back after the holidays is an opportunity for community school teams to recharge, refocus, and set the tone for the remainder of the school year. We're sharing some tips to get you started.

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What we get wrong about Community School Coordinators and the role they play in CS development

Community School Coordinators are the heart of their school communities, and the heart of our movement to rebuild and transform schools. Here's what we get wrong about their roles in our schools and districts.

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Community organizing is about more than achieving a win

Community organizing is a mindset – a way of seeing the world. More importantly, it is a set of principles that we can use to totally rebuild and transform our schools.

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Community-connected learning in community schools: Why it is essential for whole-school transformation

Community-connected learning is more than a different approach to teaching; it is the most effective way to teach.

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This is a graphic representing the parts of a community school coming together as puzzle pieces. These pieces form a wheel of support for the kids in the centre. This is then annotated with various arrows and labels like "its a team effort" pointing at the students in the centre, "its how we do our work" pointing at the puzzle piece "powerful student and family engagement", and "how our systems support our work" pointing at "strategic partnerships."

The name of a funder does not a community school make

Community schools are not new; they have taken root across the state long before – and alongside – the CCSPP.

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