Essentials for Community School Transformation Framework

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Description

A Community Schools Forward framework that extends the traditional four community-school pillars with belonging, safety, and care, and rigorous community-connected classroom instruction to guide whole-child school transformation.

Components

Claims

• Well-implemented community schools improve attendance, behavior, engagement, and academic outcomes, with longer and more sustained implementation associated with more significant outcomes [+M]

Related Products and Programmes

• Community schools approach
• Community schools framework: four pillars for a whole-child, whole-school, whole-community approach
• California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP)
• Whole Child Approach

Key Sources

• Klevan, S., Spitzer, N., Hernández, L., Rubinstein, C., & Swain, W. (2026). Community schools in Los Angeles Unified: Transforming teaching and learning. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/677.130
• Germain, E., Maier, A., Espinoza, D., & Oakes, J. (2025). Community schools certification: An approach for implementation. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/220.412

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title	Essentials for Community School Transformation Framework
description	A Community Schools Forward framework that extends the traditional four community-school pillars with belonging, safety, and care, and rigorous community-connected classroom instruction to guide whole-child school transformation.
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