Community Schools Pillars and Framework

Community Schools Pillars and Framework

Overview

The Community Schools Model Is Based On Four Pillars:

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Integrated student supports, Family and community engagement, Collaborative leadership and practices for educators and administrators, and Extended learning time and opportunities

Site Selection Process

We chose our first two cohorts of schools at which we are implementing the community schools model through implementation grant funding based on the following criteria: 

Cohort 1
  • Comprehensive high schools, middle schools and K-8 schools
  • 80% of students met the unduplicated count
Cohort 2
  • Schools demonstrated readiness by already having elements of the four community school pillars in place
  • Already built-in integrated support services
  • Collaborative leadership practices