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The African American Student Success Network (AASSN) is a learning network of district and county office teams facilitated in collaboration with the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA).
The Network is focused on supporting local educational agency (LEA) teams examine data, identify barriers, and implement evidence-based solutions to improve the academic, social-emotional learning (SEL), and lifelong outcomes of Black students in California.
This is a map of our current Network partners. Click on the links to the right to learn more about each team and the focus of their work.
Our Partners’ Pages
Napa COE - Coming Soon
West Contra Costa USD - Coming Soon
Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but do share a sense of the reach of this Network.
A timeline showcasing key activities in the CAAASA - CCEE partnership
2017-19
Our initial partnership brought together four districts and three county offices to identify the inequities experienced by African American students in California K-12 schools and develop system-wide strategies addressing them through a systems-change approach.
2019-20
The works shifts to supporting LEAs embed the strategies in their school and district contexts. We began hosting Statewide webinars highlighting student and community voices during school closures.
2021-22
Lifting Our Voices Field Guides are released to provide a blueprint for school and district teams to better invite and include student and family voices in strategic planning.
2023-now
We launch the African American Student Success Learning Network, with a focus on measuring the outcomes of strategies implemented to support Black student achievement.
Our Partners
We’re proud to partner with local educational agencies across the state, including: