Resources & Tools

California Department of Education

• California Community Schools Partnership Program

Capacity Building Strategies

• Capacity Building Strategies - English Version (2.2MB PDF)
• Capacity Building Strategies - Spanish Version (1.3MB PDF)
• Site-Level Self-Assessment Tool
• LEA-Level Self-Assessment Tool
• Community Schools Cards for Curiosity, Inspiration, and Engagement (5.3MB PDF)

Capitol Area R-TAC Newsletters

• August 2024
• November 2024
• January 2025
• March 2025
• May 2025
• August/September 2025
• November 2025

Capitol Area R-TAC Repository

• Explore the repository to discover various resources available in your county.

Case Studies: School Practices Aligned with Community Schools

• Community Schools Learning Exchange website - What is a Community School?
• A Case for Coherence: Fulfilling California’s Community Schools Promise, by Hayin Kimner, CSLX and Joel Knudson, CCDR (428k PDF)
• Funding Community Schools in California, by Dion Burns, Michael Griffith, Anna Maier, LPI
• Community Schools as an Effective School Improvement Strategy: A Review of the Evidence, by Anna Maier, Julia Daniel, Jeannie Oakes, Livia Lam, LPI (3.5 MB PDF)

CCEE Resource Hub

• Statewide System of Support Resource Hub

Evaluation Strategies

• Public Profit Toolbox

Family Engagement Resources

• Embracing a New Normal: Toward a More Liberatory Approach to Family Engagement by Karen Mapp and Eyal Bergman (897k PDF)
• Unlocking the How: Designing Family Engagement Strategies that Lead to School Success by Eyal Bergman (8.3 MB PDF)
• Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
• Family Engagement Leadership Institute

Strategic Communications

• CCSPP Board Talking Points (511k PDF)
• LCAP Community Schools (188k PDF)

Whole-Child Design Resources

• Whole-Child Design Blueprint
• Whole-Child Design Toolbox
• How the Science of Learning and Development Can Transform Education (1.4 MB PDF)