Melissa Mitchell
Director of Resource Development
melissa@cslx.org • (she/her)
Melissa Mitchell is a community school practitioner with more than fifteen years in the field. Her experiences range from Community School Coordinator to leading the Federation for Community Schools, a Illinois-wide capacity building and policy organization. Melissa has supported community school development in a variety of ways, from providing coaching and direct technical assistance to schools, districts, practitioners and community partners to working with legislators and policymakers to develop supportive-state level policies that advanced community school development across Illinois.
The latest from Melissa Mitchell
The CCSPP Grant RFA is out: Four strategies to start your application and kickstart community school development
The California Department of Education recently released a Request for Applications for Cohort 4 of the CCSPP implementation grants. Here are our best tips on using the implementation grant application to continue to build a strong foundation for CS development, whether you get the grant or not.
CSLX’s 2023-24 Year in Review
Like many of you, Team CSLX is wrapping up our year–fiscal year, that is! We’re taking our own advice, and reflecting and celebrating the work of our team over these last twelve months. Here’s our team’s highlights reel from ‘23-24.
Three ways to kick off your first year as a Community School Coordinator
Whether you're brand new to your school – or brand new to the CSC role – take these three tips on how to kick off your first year as a CSC.
