Tools & Resources

CTA Community Schools: Building the Heart and Hub

California Teachers Association|Oct 12, 2021

CTA resources describing and supporting community schools.

CCSPP: A transformational opportunity for whole child education

Anna Maier and Deanna Niebuhr|Oct 1, 2021|Book, article, report or brief

This brief examines key elements of the new CCSPP legislation. It then lays out evidence-based principles of high-quality community schools implementation that are grounded in the four research backed pillars included in statute and aligned with the science of learning and development

Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action

Learning Policy Institute and Turnaround for Children in partnership with the Forum for Youth Investment and in association with the SoLD Alliance|Sep 1, 2021|Book, article, report or brief

Knowledge about the brain and development, coupled with a growing knowledge base from educational research, provide us with an opportunity to design systems in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development.

RECOVERYLAB: Lessons from the pandemic and implications for the future

National Center for Community Schools|Jul 1, 2021|Book, article, report or brief

This report shares the experience of planning and implementing the Recovery Lab initiative, not only to document the approach and results, but also to establish key lessons learned in terms of both practice and policy

How Can States and Districts Use Federal Recovery Funds Strategically? Investing in Community Schools

Learning Policy Institute|Jul 1, 2021|Book, article, report or brief

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provide states and local educational agencies great flexibility in the use of $176.3 billion through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II and ESSER III).

Street Data Webinar

Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan|May 4, 2021

Street data embodies an ethos and a change methodology that will transform how we analyze, diagnose, and assess everything from student learning to district improvement to policy--offering us a new way to think about, gather, and make meaning of data.

The power of partnership getting students the help they need

The California Alliance of Child and Family Services|May 1, 2021

A resource guide for mental health and family service providers to build meaningful, helpful partnerships with schools.

An American Imperative: A New Vision of Public Schools

The School Superintendents Association (AASA)|Apr 1, 2021|Book, article, report or brief

A Report from the Learning 2025: National Commission on Student-Centered, Equity-Focused Education. This report centers community school strategies as critical ingredients of of systemic school redesign.

Building Community Schools: A Guide for Action

National Center for Community Schools|Mar 27, 2021

A comprehensive guide to planning and implementing your community school strategies.

Mar 27, 2021|Tool