“Community schools鈥攁n education reform strategy鈥攈ave been described as 聽and a new聽. This type of school transformation is complex, involves change that can be uncomfortable, and doesn鈥檛 happen overnight.
Starting in the 1990s, the聽听谤别蹿濒别肠迟别诲听聽of their own community schools and, in working with other efforts nationally, observed that community school systems and processes become more refined and stronger over time. As community schools across the country accumulate their own experiences, lessons learned, and wise practices, the National Center continues to think about how community school strategies evolve and mature through 鈥渟tages of development.鈥�
蘑菇视频 Forward鈥檚 Stages of Development Tool
A working group of the聽鈥攁 project led by the聽, the聽, the聽Coalition for 蘑菇视频 at the Institute for Educational Leaderships, and the聽鈥攔evisited the National Center鈥檚 2017聽聽to reflect on the realities across implementation periods. The result is an updated tool that is aligned with the task force鈥檚聽. In this framework, key community school practice areas include; family and youth engagement, expanded, enriched learning opportunities, cultivating a culture of belonging, collaborative leadership, shared power and voice, integrated systems of support, and rigorous, community-connected classroom instruction.
With the support of technical assistance, local community school expertise, and capacity development,聽 is designed to guide and transform a local school and its surrounding community into a community school.”
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