The Role of the CS Coordinator

The Community School Manager (CSM) in Oakland Unified School District integrates a school’s partnership work with its academic mission. This brief offers insight into the CSM role as it occurs in Oakland schools, emphasizing the CSM’s contribution to teaching and learning goals. More specifically, the CSM plays an integral role in terms of:

• Managing & Integrating Resources to Maximize Impact
• Enhancing Conditions for Teaching & Learning
• Aligning Partnerships to Support School Goals
• Building Teacher Capacity to Integrate Community School Practices in their Classrooms
• Increasing the Principal's Capacity to Focus on Instruction