The community schools strategy transforms a school into a place where educators, local community members, families, and students work together to strengthen conditions for student learning and healthy development. As partners, they organize in- and out-of-school resources, supports, and opportunities so that young people thrive.
Schools are centers for creating communities where everyone belongs, works together, and thrives!
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The Community Schools Forward task force, convened by four national partners —the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, the Children’s Aid National Center for Community Schools, the Institute for Educational Leadership’s Coalition for Community Schools, and the Learning Policy Institute—has brought together national and local Community School practitioners and advocates to identify and create field-informed resources to align, build, and scale evidence-based, effective, and sustainable Community Schools.
The NEA Implementation Institute for Community Schools (Implementation Institute) is a network of Community Schools committed to a transformational community-driven process. The institute supports participants through monthly PLC meetings, customized trainings, coaching for local district and site teams, and access to a step-by-step guide to developing community schools.