CS Leaders: The Role of the Community School Coordinator
January 28 & February 12, 2026|Virtual Workshop | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PT)
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January 28 & February 12, 2026|Virtual Workshop | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PT)
REGISTER NOWCommunity School Coordinators (CSC) lead community school (CS) development and support teams to do the same. But for many schools and districts, there isn’t always a universal understanding of what the CSC role really is–or what it entails. Limited understanding about and lack of clarity around the role of the CSC gets in the way of successful community school development. Ensuring that everyone–including the CSC–is clear on the role, responsibilities and opportunities, on the other hand, can help accelerate it.
CS Leaders: The Role of the Community School Coordinator is a two-part, virtual workshop designed to help participants gain a greater understanding of the role of the Community School Coordinator (CSC) – what they do, what they’re responsible for, where they’re positioned in school teams and within school leadership, and the arc of their work over the course of a year. Facilitated by the Community Schools Learning Exchange (CSLX), these interactive sessions will walk through the enabling conditions essential to community school development, use real-life examples to illustrate the role CSCs play in building teams’ capacities to do this work, and offer guidance for leading teams and engaging in long-term planning.
By joining, you’ll develop a greater understanding of topics like shared leadership, inclusive decision making, and meaningful interest holder engagement–crucial ingredients in community school development. Each session will include time for collaboration with and learning from peers, and real-time action planning.
We’ll start with the basics—what the Community Schools Implementation Framework is and who actually drives the work day-to-day. From there, we’ll unpack the Community School Coordinator (CSC) role, cutting through the common perceptions to reveal the reality: CSCs are far more than an “extra set of hands.”
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We’ll begin by grounding ourselves in why this work matters and what it takes to cultivate a school environment where people trust each other, make decisions together, and stay aligned around a shared purpose. From there, we’ll explore the core enabling conditions that fuel strong community school implementation.
Learn MoreYes. Due to the nature of this learning experience and the scaffolded content, participants are required to attend both days.
CS Leaders: The Role of the Community School Coordinator is geared towards both new and experienced Community School Coordinators, AND the principals and/ or school-site staff they most closely work with. Community School leads at the LEA level will also gain insights and skills needed to support teams of CSCs.
We recommend that CSCs and principals register for this workshop together. You may also want to consider bringing community-based / non-profit organizations directly partnering with your school, parent leaders, or teacher leaders – folks that could benefit from a deeper dive into the CSC role.
The fee for each individual is $350. Due to the nature of this learning experience and the scaffolded content, participants are required to attend both days. Those coming with their teams will pay a registration fee for each person who is attending.
Participating in this workshop means getting the opportunity to build out your own personalized action plan to guide your next steps. You will be able to communicate more clearly and effectively about the CSC role, understand strategies CSCs use to build and lead effective teams, and map your work to school priorities and goals.
Yes! New CSCs will get a solid foundation in the essential components of CS development, and of the CSC role. They’ll gain skills and strategies they can apply in their new roles, so they can hit the ground running.
Yes! This workshop will give more experienced CSCs a refresher on the CS essentials, will provide new ways of thinking about their role as a team builder, and offer new ideas for how to make sure the CSC role is universally understood within their school communities.
Yes – this workshop will provide information about the CSC role that will be useful in designing job descriptions and sharing information with principals and other interest holders about the CSC role, in addition to helping you design an arc of the year for CSC development.
Refund requests must be communicated to CSLX no later than Wednesday, January 7, 2026 . Please note that you will be charged a 10% fee for administration costs associated with your cancellation and that partial refunds are not available. You may request a cancellation by emailing love@cslx.org.
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