The partnership between CCEE and the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) began in 2017 with a professional learning network (PLN) that focused on identifying the inequities experienced by African American students in California K-12 public schools. The original network, comprising four districts and three county offices, examined these inequities and identified systems-change approaches to addressing them. Read the 2019 Equity in Action report to learn more about this work. 

In 2022, the PLN participants were reconvened for a series of in-depth discussions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ongoing work to improve outcomes for Black students. The results of these sessions were summarized in a brief released in June 2022.

In the Fall of 2022, five of the original PLN partners rejoined to form the African American Student Success Network. Facilitated in collaboration with CAAASA, this network focuses on testing systems change processes to improve learning, achievement, and educational attainment outcomes for Black students across California. Each year, we have expanded our network to welcome additional districts who are interested in joining us in this journey. 

Click on the links below to learn more about each LEA’s problem of practice, the strategies they will be implementing, and their desired outcomes.