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NCCS is a leader in the movement to transform schools into partnerships where every child is safe, nurtured, challenged, and inspired. We provide technical assistance, training and coaching to help start-up, scale and sustain community school initiatives.
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NCCS is a leader in the movement to transform schools into partnerships where every child is safe, nurtured, challenged, and inspired. We provide technical assistance, training and coaching to help start-up, scale and sustain community school initiatives. #EverySchoolACommunitySchool
National Center for Community Schools
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Supervisor Boot Camp is designed for leaders who are new or have intermediate-level experience in community schools. Our practiced-based team will help hone your leadership and strategic skills essential to help coordinators provide every child with opportunity and a sense of belonging.
Community School Supervisor Boot Camp
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August 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Deputy Director Lisa Hackett recently visited Cardiff, Wales as part of the Taith international learning exchange program. Lisa and JoAnne Ferrara from Manhattanville College exchanged best practices to support growing the "Community-Focused School" work across Cardiff. #education #communityschools
June 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How would this proposed budget impact your students, families, and community?
#education
Trump’s budget would abolish funding for English learners, adult ed, teacher recruitment
The president’s initial budget for fiscal 2025 preserves Title I and funding for students with disabilities but eviscerates other decades-old programs for underserved students.
edsource.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Isn't there a better way to serve rural communities?
New research by Jon Valant and Nicolas Zerbino shows how a federal tax-credit scholarship program like the Educational Choice for Children Act would underserve rural communities.
How a federal tax-credit scholarship plan would benefit the wealthy and underserve rural America
Jon Valant and Nicolas Zerbino examine how a federal tax-credit scholarship may favor affluent families and sideline rural areas.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are excited to announce that registration for the Community Schools Fundamentals Conference 2025 is now open! Join us Oct. 27-29 in New York City.

www.nccs.org/fundamentals
May 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How are changes at the Department of Education impacting students and families at your schools?

www.the74million.org/article/what...
What Dismantling the Education Dept. Means for Family and Community Engagement
Borrello: The executive order that calls for shuttering the federal agency claims to “empower parents, states and communities,” but will it?
www.the74million.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NCCS is a leader in the movement to transform schools into partnerships where every child is safe, nurtured, challenged, and inspired. We provide technical assistance, training and coaching to help start-up, scale and sustain community school initiatives. #EverySchoolACommunitySchool
National Center for Community Schools
YouTube video by Children's Aid NCCS
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March 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Want to learn more about the community schools? Join us for our FREE session "Community Schools 101" this Thursday at 2PM EDT. #communityschools
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Community Schools 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
While a growing number of school districts across the country are adapting and scaling the strategy, leaders, practitioners, and partners still have questions about what it means to be a community sch...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Save-the-Date

Mark your calendars for the National Center for Community Schools 2025 Community Schools Fundamentals Conference, October 27-29. This in-person event in New York City provides the foundations and the “nuts and bolts” of the community school strategy.

nccs.org/fundamentals
February 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM