While community school grants are typically made for ‘eligible’ school sites, LEAs have a critical role to play in building a community-wide community schools initiative. Individual community schools are more likely to be successful and sustained when there is strong support and infrastructure in place for collaboration at the district and/or county level.

In addition, to ensure that community school development in California is transformational, technical assistance will play a critical role and include a wide range of capacity building support, from professional development and coaching to support for strategic planning and community engagement, as well as partnership development that brings meaningful resources to schools (e.g., direct staffing, service provision, and funding). Technical assistance will be provided at the school site, district, and/or county level.

For more information regarding Key Roles, please view the CCSPP Framework.