Tools & Resources

Superintendent interview in Finger Lakes, Wayne County, NY (Video)

Jun 20, 2022|Multimedia

Collaboration is key to success in Community Schools

Edsource: Advocates for Community Schools support more funding but call for fixes

Ali Tadayon|Jun 20, 2022|News

Supporters of the community schools movement want lawmakers to invest more in the state’s seven-year initiative to bring critical services to thousands of schools in low-income areas, but they say “flaws” in the program’s launch should be addressed in the next round of funding.

How an East Bay school turns into a community school under California’s model

Ali Tadayon, EdSource Hundreds of campuses are slated to become community schools over the next five years; Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration urges more funding to meet the demand|Jun 10, 2022|News

Repurposing Schools to Center the Wellness of Children (Podcast)

Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Free Range Humans|Jun 10, 2022|Multimedia

Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade is Associate Professor of Raza Studies and Education at San Francisco State University. He is also founder of the Roses in Concrete Community School, a community responsive lab school in East Oakland.

The Role of the Community School Manager

Nicole Tognozzi & Kendra Fehrer|Jun 9, 2022

This brief describes the critical role of the community school manager in community school implementation in Oakland Unified School District, including highlighting essential functions and job areas.

OUSD Culture Keepers Academy (Video)

Juan Ramirez, OUSD|Jun 8, 2022|Multimedia

This is a video documenting the Culture Keepers Project; Our Streets Give back which is a part of #OYACGIVESBACK. The project highlights youth leadership, restorative justice, and community-based learning.

OUSD Community Schools: We're College, Career, & Community Ready (Video)

OUSD|Jun 8, 2022|Multimedia

Oakland Unified School District's Video on Community Schools and how they prepared youth for College, Career, and Community. Oakland youth, teachers, principals, parents, and community school managers share their views on how community schools prepare them to be College, Career, & Community Ready.

Attendance Tools for Community Schools

Attendance Works|Apr 11, 2022|Tool

Tools and profiles of attendance work in community schools

Trusting Relationships First: A Toolkit for Healing and Recovery

DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand, Parent Teacher Home Visits|Apr 1, 2022|Tool

This toolkit is designed to lead users through a deep reflection process and organize their efforts in the coming school year to create the conditions essential to effective home-school partnerships.

Creative Ways to Solicit Stakeholder Feedback

Public Profit|Apr 1, 2022|Tool

A collection of non-traditional ways to solicit input from stakeholders, like selfie stations, candy surveys, and collages. These approaches allow for more substantive back-and-forth between you and your stakeholders, and are designed for settings where traditional approaches aren't the right fit.