Why Community Schools

Now Is The Time!

Every child should feel safe, nurtured, challenged, and inspired at school and have a sense of possibility.

Community schools are a long-term strategy for student success. They surround children with the academics, social and emotional learning, and family supports they need to learn and grow.

All children and communities deserve community schools, designed around the innate strengths and needs of the community.

Transformation

Children flourish when communities support their minds, bodies, hearts, and families. Thriving children strengthen their communities in a virtuous cycle.

Community schools are a partnership of community members and leaders working together to ensure children are surrounded with support.

All children and communities deserve community schools, designed around the innate strengths and needs of the community.

Equity

Strong community schools counter systemic racism, increase opportunity, and move society toward equity and justice.

Too many children are expected to overcome structures designed to diminish them. Schools should model anti-racism, not perpetuate systems that divide us and limit opportunity.

We want students to feel not just welcomed, but valued for their race, religion, identity, origin, family, and community.

Excellence

Every child should feel safe, nurtured, challenged, and inspired at school and have a sense of possibility.

Community schools are a long-term strategy for student success. They surround children with the academics, social and emotional learning, and family supports they need to learn and grow.

Thriving students transform their lives, communities, and society.