Chicago Public Schools Community Schools Initiative: Case Study of Strong Partnerships
Case study highlighting strategies, promising practices, challenges, and lessons learned from two Chicago community schools with strengths in forming and
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Community Schools Forward: Framework: Essentials for Community School Transformation
Short overview of the essentials framework with definitions of the key practices
Community Schools Forward: Stages of Development
Guide helping practitioners understand the characteristics, processes, and measures that help a community school evolve.
Community School Coordinator Skillset
Self-assessment of community school coordinator skills.
What Does a Community School Classroom Look Like?
Meta-analysis identifying common components of teaching and learning within community school classrooms.
Community Schools Essential Framework in Spanish
Spanish-language version of the Community Schools Essential Framework, outlining the core components for transforming schools into community hubs that support
Key Practices for Community Schools Transformation: An Infographic
Infographic illustrating the key practices schools implement to transform into community hubs.
How Community Schools Help ELLs Succeed
Video featuring the principal of Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore, MD—an elementary school serving more than 76% English language learners—showing
Community Schools Case Studies and Practice Guide Series: Examples of Innovative Approaches from Chicago Public Schools
Website that includes practice guides and case studies, organized around the following four themes: *Collaborative Leadership*Strong Partnerships*Coordination of Integrated Student
Community schools story map
Interactive map presenting stories about the impact of community schools across the U.S., showing how community school strategies work in
On the Rise: Cincinnati’s Community Learning Centers
Series of four films showing how Cincinnati transformed all of its schools into community schools, called Community Learning Centers, following
The Role of the Community School Coordinator
Video interview with Niki Espinoza, a community school coordinator from a rural California county, offering insight into the coordinator role.
California Teachers Association I Community Schools
Video featuring educators explaining how the community school model serves as the heart of a community, uniting diverse stakeholders in
The Role of a Community Schools Coordinator
Interview with Niki Espinoza, a Community Coordinator from a rural county in California. provides insight to the role of a
CSC – the Basics
Community Schools Learning Exchange provides an overview of the coordinator role.
Community School Essentials
Foundational training slides for community schools. These slides present the Community School Framework, highlighting the essentials elements of a fully
Community Teachers — Issue 1 | Fall 2021
Video of two high school teachers in Los Angeles, discussing how, at its core, teaching in community schools is different
Science of Learning and Development
The Science of Learning and Development Alliance (SoLD Alliance) website shares research and tools from neuroscience and developmental science to
Community Schools Playbook
Guide that provides tools for advancing community schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare
Strengthen Your Leadership. Deepen Your Impact.
The National Center for Community Schools helps principals turn the community schools strategy into action with clear guidance, practical tools, and trusted expertise. Ready to move your work forward? Let’s connect.
