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Lights On Afterschool: Seven ways to strengthen school-day and afterschool connections
What’s a great way to celebrate Lights On Afterschool this year? Work on strengthening the connections between school-day and expanded learning teams. Here are a few places to start.
As CCSPP expands, districts have an opportunity to build the infrastructure for scale
California's continued investment in community schools through the Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) apportionment in the state budget creates an important opportunity for school districts.
It really does take an entire village
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!
Taking a community school approach to grow belonging, strengthen engagement, and improve attendance
When students feel seen, valued, and part of a caring community, they don’t just show up at school–they want to be there, and they show up ready to engage with learning, and with each other.
Coherence: The make-or-break factor for community schools
Community schools only become “the way we do school” when we strengthen and align our systems to hold the work together.
Building trusting relationships: Lessons from labor and management collaborations
If you want any kind of school transformation to be successful, you have to spend time thinking about and building trust – and community schools work requires a lot of it. How do you know you’ve built trust?
Four ways to maximize use of the S-TAC Sustainability Plan Template
How might you maximize your use of the S-TAC team's Sustainability Plan Template? CSLX's Melissa Mitchell lays out four tips in her latest blog post.
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.
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.
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.
