Hayin Kimner
Managing Director I: Strategy & Research
hayin@cslx.org •(510) 279-8591 she/her
Hayin Kimner is a practitioner, researcher and policy advocate with a focus on whole child, community school systems and partnerships that support the healthy development of youth and their communities.
Hayin has led the development of District and citywide community school partnership strategies in San Francisco Unified and Emery Unified School Districts. While at the John W. Gardner Center at Stanford University (JGC), she co-facilitated the evaluation of multiple community and school-based project initiatives with an emphasis on collaborative, theory-based, qualitative research methods that engaged community partners in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco counties.
In addition to serving as the Managing Director for the CA Community Schools Learning Exchange, Hayin is a Senior Policy and Research Fellow for Policy Analysis for California Education. She recently was a nonresident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution in support of the Community Schools Forward national task force. She continues to be actively connected to community schools initiatives and practitioners across the country.
Hayin received her B.A. from Amherst College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
The latest from Hayin Kimner
California's FY27 budget: What community school leaders need to know
May…a time for transition, a time for celebration, and a time for the state budget May Revision. What do CA school district leaders and site teams need to know about this year’s state budget so far?
The letter: Chronic absenteeism, missed connections, and me
Chronic absence and truancy are serious warning signs. But an automated form letter alone, absent a meaningful connection outside of it, is a lost opportunity at best, and alienation at worst.
Community-connected learning in community schools: Why it is essential for whole-school transformation
Community-connected learning is more than a different approach to teaching; it is the most effective way to teach.
