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CPD strengthens our collective capacity to envision and win an innovative pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda .  \nThe Coalition for Community Schools, housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership, isan alliance of national, state and local organizations as well as national, state and local Community School networks, and is dedicated to the mission to unite school, community and family for young people’s success .  \nThe Southern Education Foundation’s mission is to advance equity and excellence in education for all students in the South, particularly low income students and students of color. SEF uses collaboration, advocacy, and research to improve outcomes from early childhood to adulthood.  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nThis report was prepared by the Center for Popular Democracy. It was written by Evie Frankl and edited by and with research assistance from Katherine Dunn, Mary Kingston Roche, Kyle Serrette, Marbre Stahly-Butts and Connie Razza . The report uses a framework adapted from the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS) .  \nCommunity Schools:  \nTransforming Struggling Schools  \ninto Thriving Schools  \nCONTENTS  \nPreface: Kyle Serrette, Marty Blank, Kent McGuire 2  \nExecutive Summary 3  \nIntroduction 6  \nWhat Are Community Schools? 7  \nThe Moment is Now: Community Schools 11  \nand the Every Student Succeeds Act  \nModel Community School Profiles 14  \nAustin, TX: Webb Middle School and Reagan High School 15  \nOrlando, FL: Evans High School 22  \nBaltimore, MD: Wolfe St. Academy and The Historic 25  \nSamuel Coleridge Taylor Elementary School  \nLos Angeles, CA: Social Justice Humanitas Academy 33  \nMinneapolis, MN: Brooklyn Center School District 37  \nCincinnati, OH: Community Learning Centers 40  \nPortland and Multnomah County, OR: 44  \nSchools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Schools  \nKentucky Family Resource and Youth Service Centers 47  \nConclusion & Recommendations 52  \nAfterword: David Hornbeck, former MD Superintendent 55  \nof Schools and Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools  \nAppendices 56  \nCommunity Schools  \nPreface  \nFor at least a decade, the dominant idea about how to improve outcomes for children and youth has focused on control and compliance; holding adults accountable for raising test scores. This approach has proved least effective for our most vulnerable students. In our search for silver bullets, reformersand policymakers alike have overlooked strategies that have long shown promise and for which thereis mounting evidence of success. Community Schools is one of these strategies.  \nCommunity Schools combine challenging and culturally relevant learning opportunities with the academic and social supports each and every child needs to reach their potential. These schools, at their core, are about investing in children, through quality teaching, challenging and engaging curricula, wrap around supports, positive school climate, strong ties to family and community and a clear focus on results.  \nIt’s clear the tide is turning, as interest in this vision of schooling is now evident in the nation’s major education policy, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) . We note in particular the inclusion offactors in accountability systems that extend beyond test scores, as well as provisions for the use of resources to strengthen school-community partnerships—including needs assessments, teacher development on family/community engagement, and support for personalized learning—reflective of the Community Schools strategy.  \nThis report profiles Community Schools across the country, all which demonstrate consistent improvement in a wide range of indicators of student success. 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