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This case study examines how the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Community Schools Initiative (CSI) created a robust support structure that centers inclusive, deeper learning while establishing school-level systems to sustain it. The CSI’s supports focus on three priorities:  \n(1) welcoming, inclusive environments enabled by restorative practices; (2) community-connected, projectbased learning; and (3) in high schools, the integration of Linked Learning—career-focused pathways bridging high school and real-world experience—with community school strategies. This brief describes the CSI’s instructional priorities, their adoption at the school level, and the district-level professional learning strategy that made this vision possible. The brief also reports evidence of substantial positive impacts of CCSPP community schools in LAUSD on achievement and attendance by 2023–24. While all low-income schools in LAUSD are recovering from pandemic-era lows, math and English language arts proficiency rates in community schools are improving faster and exceeding their prepandemic levels.  \nThis brief is based on the forthcoming report with the same title.  \nSarah Klevan, Laura Hernández, Natalie Spitzer, Cassandra Rubinstein, and Walker Swain  \nIntroduction  \nEverything you bring in has to be in service of improving academic outcomes for students.  \nCommunity schools are about parent engagement,[integrated] services, and shared decisionmaking, but first and foremost they are about strong Tier 1 instruction.  \n– Community Schools Initiative Director, Los Angeles Unified School District  \nSupport for community schools is growing nationwide as policymakers, researchers, and educators recognize their ability to improve a range of student outcomes. Community schools bring together educators, families, students, and community partners to create conditions that promote academic success and well-being. They coordinate in-and out-of-school supports and opportunities to foster whole child development—academic, social, and emotional. The effectiveness and sustainability of community schools, however, depend on system-level infrastructure that organizes resources and maintains coherent implementation.  \nCommunity schools are much more than service-delivery hubs: They represent a comprehensive approach to school transformation aimed at improving learning conditions and academic achievement. The Essentials for Community School Transformation Framework illustrates how community schools integrate whole child educational strategies across every aspect of school life (see Figure 1) . Building on an earlier version of the framework, which had four pillars of community schools transformation (integrated student supports, expanded learning, family and community engagement, and collaborative leadership), the updated framework adds two essential features of effective schools—a culture of belonging, safety, and care and rigorous, community-connected classroom instruction.  \nFigure 1. Essentials for Community School Transformation  \nLEGEND  \n Why we do this work  Who drives this work  \n Enabling conditions  \n Key practices  \n Supportive infrastructure  \nSource: Community Schools Forward. (2023) . Framework: Essentials for community school transformation.  \nThis brief explores how the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Community Schools Initiative (CSI) centered inclusive, deeper learning opportunities within its community schools, developed the infrastructure to sustain them, and implemented this vision across its network. The brief also draws on evidence from two participating schools—Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary (Roybal-","cbCaiokslWaj4FCD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiokslWaj4FCD","pdf",1164497,"English","# Summary\n## Introduction\n## LAUSD’s Community Schools Initiative\n## The California Community Schools Partnership Program","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of LAUSD’s Community Schools Initiative?\",\"answer\":\"It centers inclusive, deeper learning while establishing school-level systems to sustain community school practices.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the three district priorities described in the brief?\",\"answer\":\"They include restorative-enabled welcoming, inclusive environments; community-connected project-based learning; and in high schools, integrating Linked Learning career pathways with community school strategies.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcomes does the brief report for community schools in LAUSD?\",\"answer\":\"By 2023–24, evidence indicates substantial positive impacts on student achievement and attendance, with math and English language arts proficiency improving faster than pre-pandemic levels.\"}]","Community Schools in Los Angeles Unified - Transforming Teaching and Learning | PDF",1792054356,25]