Resource Database

Additional Resources and Tools to Support Building and Strengthening your Community School Organizing Efforts

What is a Transformational Community Schools Approach? What is a Transformative Community School? California Partnership for the Future of Learning
Building and Sustaining a Community School Community Schools Backgrounder and Resources California Partnership for the Future of Learning
Building and Sustaining a Community School Shared Learning to Advance Racially Just Schools Learning Policy Institute
Implementing the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) California Community Schools Partnership Program: A Transformational Opportunity for Whole Child Education Learning Policy Institute
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Beyond the Bake Sale Anne T. Henderson
Karen L. Mapp
Vivian R. Johnson
Don Davies
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Circle of Education® program Shulamit N. Ritblatt (delibrainy)
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Creciendo Juntos (Growing Together): Building Leadership in Latino Parents in a Trauma-Informed Elementary School,' From Trauma to Resiliency Audrey Hokoda, Maria del Carmen Rodriguez, Shulamit N. Ritblatt, Shannon Schiele, Colette L. Ingraham
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Dual Capacity-Building Framework Karen Mapp and Eyal Bergman
Authentic Community Engagement How Well Is Your School Sharing Power & Practicing Democracy? Checklist San Francisco Unified School District
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Spectrum of Community & Family Involvement for Education Equity BHC Comité De Padres Unidos, BHC Monterey, and Facilitating Power
Authentic Community Engagement Student Voice Continuum Californians for Justice
Authentic Family & Community Engagement Transformative Family Engagement Standards Bay Area Coalition for Education Justice
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments A Practitioner's Perspective: Conducting an Inclusive and Thorough Needs/Asset Assessment California Partnership for the Future of Learning
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Community Needs Assessment The Federation for Community Schools
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Community School Standards Self Assessment Institute for Educational Leadership and Coalition for Community Schools
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Empathy Interviews Learning Forward
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Identifying Community Assets and Resources Community Tool Box
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Is My School a Community School? A Checklist for Teachers and School Staff American Federation of Teachers
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Learning Walk Tool Californians for Justice
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments Road Map Family Engagement Survey: Data Inquiry for Equitable Collaboration The Equitable Parent-School Collaboration Research Project at the University of Washington
Listening Campaigns: Needs & Assets Assessments The NYCDOE Assets and Needs Assessment A Tool for Supporting the Whole Child in New York City Schools New York City Department of Education
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Home-School Partnerships Key to Supporting Students With Disabilities Learning Policy Institute
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Oakland Unified School District School Site Council Developmental Rubric and Self Assessment Oakland Unified School District
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Site Design Team Overview Californians for Justice
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Strategies For Reengaging Students During And Beyond The COVID-19 Pandemic National Governors Association
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Stronger Together: Lessons Learned from Professional Learning Networks Focused on Family Engagement Families in Schools
Establishing Your Shared Decision-Making Teams Students’ Perspectives Of and Experiences With the SSCE UCLA
The Role of the Community School Coordinator Leading with Purpose and Passion: A Guide for Community School Directors National Center for Community Schools
Nurture Racially Just, Relationship-centered, and Restorative School Cultures An Equitable Restart for Los Angeles Schools Families in Schools
Nurture Racially Just, Relationship-centered, and Restorative School Cultures Healing-Centered Community School Strategies A Key Investment for COVID-19 Recovery Policy Analysis for California Education
Centering the Leadership of Black, Indigenous & the Most Impacted People in Our School Communities Avoiding Traps and Tropes: Placing Inquiry at the Center,' From Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation Jamila Dugan
Learning from Each Other: Centering the Experiences of Students and Families From Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation Shane Safir and Jamila Duga
Learning from Each Other: Centering the Experiences of Students and Families Supporting Newcomers Through a Community School Model Learning Policy Institute
The Power of Restorative Circles Belong Toolkit Faith in Action East Bay
The Power of Restorative Circles Advisory Week 4 Template Promesa Boyle Heights and Roosevelt High School
The Power of Restorative Circles Honoring Genius in a Historical Time: Historically Responsive Literacy as Foundation of Rigor at Roosevelt High School Promesa Boyle Heights and Roosevelt High School
The Power of Restorative Circles RJoy Oakland RJoy Oakland
The Power of Restorative Circles Youth Alliance’s Restorative Justice Program Youth Alliance
Reimagining School Safety - Mapping the Movement for Racial Justice, Restorative Cultures, and Police-Free Schools in California Cancel the Contract: Antelope Valley schools Reform L.A. Jails
Building Trusting Relationships Creating Identity-Safe Schools and Classrooms Learning Policy Institute
Building Trusting Relationships Home-School Partnerships Key to Supporting Students With Disabilities Learning Policy Institute
Building Trusting Relationships PTHV Training Readiness Factors Parent Teacher Home Visits
Building Trusting Relationships Shared Leadership & Power for School Transformation: Part I - Building Trusting Relationships California Partnership for the Future of Learning
Building Trusting Relationships Trusting Relationships First: A Toolkit for Healing and Recovery Parent Teacher Home Visits
Building Trusting Relationships What Happens When a Child’s Family Welcomes a Teacher into Their Home? Parent Teacher Home Visits
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Las Mujeres de los Tejidos Purépecha: Building Healthy Communities ECV Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Alphabet Rockers Alphabet Rockers
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Building Healthy Communities: Approaching Community Health Through Heritage and Culture in Boyle Heights Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Restorative Justice through Quilting Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture SaludArte: Building Health Equity on the Bedrock of Traditional Arts and Culture Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Weaving Traditional Arts into the Fabric of Community Health Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Build Relationships Through Joy: The Role of Arts, Music & Culture Voices for Change: Collective Songwriting in Boyle Heights Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Center Mental Health and Wellness for Students, Families, and Staff California County Scorecard of Children's Well-Being Children Now
Center Mental Health and Wellness for Students, Families, and Staff The Teaching Well The Teaching Well
Peer to Peer Youth Supporting Youth California Children's Trust
Wellness Centers School-Based Health Centers: Trusted Lifelines in a Time of Crisis Learning Policy Institute
Wellness Centers The Impact of School-Based Health Centers The Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health
Wellness Centers An Introduction to the Wellness Center Model Santa Clara County Office of Education
Long-term Resources for Sustaining Mental Health & Wellness: How to Leverage Partnerships and Funding A Young Person's Guide to Accessing Affordable Mental Health Services Under Medi-Cal National Center for Youth Law

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