We work directly with LEAs, municipal agencies, partner organizations, and state-wide systems of support to build and strengthen community school strategies. Our current offerings include:
Engaging policy-makers to advocate for changes to legislation and state policy that responds to practitioner needs and experience.
Support for CCSPP current and potential applicants.
Join us in conversation to learn from peers and practitioner experts about what it takes to do this work. Find current and archived community-school events, hosted by CSLX and our partners, here.
This post offers discussion prompts for school and community leaders to plan together and strengthen their community school strategy as part of the California Community Schools Partnership Program.
This new PACE publication set by Hayin Kimner provides a concrete example of what this kind of school looks like in practice as well as guidance for leaders at the school, district, county, and state level about how to support effective implementation at scale.
The administration and federal agencies have a unique and foundational role to play in each of these areas. I want to highlight three specific areas that could benefit from administrative action.