Strengths, Beliefs, and Leadership

CalTog & CSLX•Feb 24, 2026

In community schools, leadership exists at all levels, in formal and informal ways. Every leader has to develop strategies to become more aware of what is and isn’t working for multilanguage learners, grow and develop in their professional practice, engage in reflection and dialogue with each other, and be able to work together productively. On issues related to equity, opportunity gaps, underachievement, matters of diversity and language, those strategies have to address what it means to support adults to make changes in the context of very deeply entrenched practices and systems. Clarifying your own beliefs and assumptions about the change process will help you design and select a set of strategies that are aligned with each other and that build a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.

This tool was developed in partnership between Californians Together and Community Schools Learning Exchange. Download the PDF to access the full resource.