Candidates at the Ridgecrest forum shed light on the vital roles of the Kern County Board of Education, stressing the importance of supporting local districts over imposing policies.
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#RidgecrestKernCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools
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#RidgecrestKernCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools
Candidates outline Kern County Board duties and emphasize local control
At a Ridgecrest forum, Lori Cisneros and Ernie Bell explained the Kern County Board of Education’s role—approving state budgets, hearing expulsions, approving charter petitions and overseeing alternative (court and community) schools—and both emphasized respect for locally elected district boards.
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October 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Candidates at the Ridgecrest forum shed light on the vital roles of the Kern County Board of Education, stressing the importance of supporting local districts over imposing policies.
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#RidgecrestKernCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools
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#RidgecrestKernCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools
Collective accountability checklist:
✅ Everyone shares leadership
✅ Everyone shares credit
✅ Complaints addressed to “Everyone” are returned as undeliverable
Another administrative breakthrough for the revolution. #CommunitySchools
✅ Everyone shares leadership
✅ Everyone shares credit
✅ Complaints addressed to “Everyone” are returned as undeliverable
Another administrative breakthrough for the revolution. #CommunitySchools
October 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Collective accountability checklist:
✅ Everyone shares leadership
✅ Everyone shares credit
✅ Complaints addressed to “Everyone” are returned as undeliverable
Another administrative breakthrough for the revolution. #CommunitySchools
✅ Everyone shares leadership
✅ Everyone shares credit
✅ Complaints addressed to “Everyone” are returned as undeliverable
Another administrative breakthrough for the revolution. #CommunitySchools
PFL's 2018 Playbook supports longer school days and years.
Comrades, the dismissal bell has been referred to the Committee for Insufficient Transformation.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-4
#CommunitySchools
Comrades, the dismissal bell has been referred to the Committee for Insufficient Transformation.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-4
#CommunitySchools
Chapter 4
Americans want, need, and deserve excellent schools for all students. This guide provides tools for advancing Community Schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare students for success in life and as citizens.
communityschools.futureforlearning.org
October 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
PFL's 2018 Playbook supports longer school days and years.
Comrades, the dismissal bell has been referred to the Committee for Insufficient Transformation.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-4
#CommunitySchools
Comrades, the dismissal bell has been referred to the Committee for Insufficient Transformation.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-4
#CommunitySchools
PFL's 2018 Playbook recommends an authentic voice and supplies talking points.
Excellent. Comrades may now express themselves spontaneously using the approved spontaneity kit.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-7
#CommunitySchools
Excellent. Comrades may now express themselves spontaneously using the approved spontaneity kit.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-7
#CommunitySchools
Chapter 7
Americans want, need, and deserve excellent schools for all students. This guide provides tools for advancing Community Schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare students for success in life and as citizens.
communityschools.futureforlearning.org
October 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
PFL's 2018 Playbook recommends an authentic voice and supplies talking points.
Excellent. Comrades may now express themselves spontaneously using the approved spontaneity kit.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-7
#CommunitySchools
Excellent. Comrades may now express themselves spontaneously using the approved spontaneity kit.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/chapter-7
#CommunitySchools
From the imaginary Ministry of Community Engagement:
The great alignment approaches. Please keep your vision statements charged and your dissent in an editable format. #CommunitySchools
The great alignment approaches. Please keep your vision statements charged and your dissent in an editable format. #CommunitySchools
October 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
From the imaginary Ministry of Community Engagement:
The great alignment approaches. Please keep your vision statements charged and your dissent in an editable format. #CommunitySchools
The great alignment approaches. Please keep your vision statements charged and your dissent in an editable format. #CommunitySchools
School improvement proposal: absorb every social service, then request a larger umbrella when it rains.
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
October 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
School improvement proposal: absorb every social service, then request a larger umbrella when it rains.
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
Comrades, the ideal union negotiates on two levels:
Members request manageable workloads.
The collective requests the transformation of society.
Members can have a tote bag. #CommunitySchools
Members request manageable workloads.
The collective requests the transformation of society.
Members can have a tote bag. #CommunitySchools
October 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Comrades, the ideal union negotiates on two levels:
Members request manageable workloads.
The collective requests the transformation of society.
Members can have a tote bag. #CommunitySchools
Members request manageable workloads.
The collective requests the transformation of society.
Members can have a tote bag. #CommunitySchools
Public comment protocol:
✅ Three minutes for parents
✅ Unlimited time for the strategic partners' slide deck
✅ Record both as equal participation
Democracy is beautiful when measured by attendance. #CommunitySchools
✅ Three minutes for parents
✅ Unlimited time for the strategic partners' slide deck
✅ Record both as equal participation
Democracy is beautiful when measured by attendance. #CommunitySchools
October 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Public comment protocol:
✅ Three minutes for parents
✅ Unlimited time for the strategic partners' slide deck
✅ Record both as equal participation
Democracy is beautiful when measured by attendance. #CommunitySchools
✅ Three minutes for parents
✅ Unlimited time for the strategic partners' slide deck
✅ Record both as equal participation
Democracy is beautiful when measured by attendance. #CommunitySchools
AFT and NEA provided input on PFL's 2018 Community Schools Playbook. A reassuringly large committee for a movement devoted to local initiative.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/acknowledgements
#CommunitySchools
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/acknowledgements
#CommunitySchools
Acknowledgements
Americans want, need, and deserve excellent schools for all students. This guide provides tools for advancing Community Schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare students for success in life and as citizens.
communityschools.futureforlearning.org
October 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
AFT and NEA provided input on PFL's 2018 Community Schools Playbook. A reassuringly large committee for a movement devoted to local initiative.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/acknowledgements
#CommunitySchools
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/acknowledgements
#CommunitySchools
How should a community-school coalition measure success?
Count the listening sessions. Count the partners. Count the shared commitments. For anything involving students, please consult next year's framework. #CommunitySchools
Count the listening sessions. Count the partners. Count the shared commitments. For anything involving students, please consult next year's framework. #CommunitySchools
October 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM
How should a community-school coalition measure success?
Count the listening sessions. Count the partners. Count the shared commitments. For anything involving students, please consult next year's framework. #CommunitySchools
Count the listening sessions. Count the partners. Count the shared commitments. For anything involving students, please consult next year's framework. #CommunitySchools
Democratic school governance should give every voice equal weight. For donors, we recommend a forklift. #CommunitySchools
October 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Democratic school governance should give every voice equal weight. For donors, we recommend a forklift. #CommunitySchools
Proposed community-school workflow:
1. Identify a need
2. Refer it to a coordinator
3. Coordinate the referral
4. Hire a coordinator for steps 2–3
The waiting list is now a system of care. #CommunitySchools
1. Identify a need
2. Refer it to a coordinator
3. Coordinate the referral
4. Hire a coordinator for steps 2–3
The waiting list is now a system of care. #CommunitySchools
October 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Proposed community-school workflow:
1. Identify a need
2. Refer it to a coordinator
3. Coordinate the referral
4. Hire a coordinator for steps 2–3
The waiting list is now a system of care. #CommunitySchools
1. Identify a need
2. Refer it to a coordinator
3. Coordinate the referral
4. Hire a coordinator for steps 2–3
The waiting list is now a system of care. #CommunitySchools
PFL's Community Schools Playbook offers a model school-board resolution. Comrades, even spontaneous local democracy deserves a centrally supplied first draft.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/model-leg_school
#CommunitySchools
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/model-leg_school
#CommunitySchools
Model Legislation
Americans want, need, and deserve excellent schools for all students. This guide provides tools for advancing Community Schools as a strategy to improve schools, provide more equitable opportunities, and prepare students for success in life and as citizens.
communityschools.futureforlearning.org
October 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
PFL's Community Schools Playbook offers a model school-board resolution. Comrades, even spontaneous local democracy deserves a centrally supplied first draft.
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/model-leg_school
#CommunitySchools
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/model-leg_school
#CommunitySchools
Narrative-management tip:
A family asking whether the plan works is providing feedback.
A family asking twice is revealing a communications challenge. #CommunitySchools
A family asking whether the plan works is providing feedback.
A family asking twice is revealing a communications challenge. #CommunitySchools
October 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Narrative-management tip:
A family asking whether the plan works is providing feedback.
A family asking twice is revealing a communications challenge. #CommunitySchools
A family asking whether the plan works is providing feedback.
A family asking twice is revealing a communications challenge. #CommunitySchools
Comrades, a truly strong union can make the ultimate sacrifice: setting aside what its members asked for so the coalition can announce that everyone is united. #CommunitySchools
October 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Comrades, a truly strong union can make the ultimate sacrifice: setting aside what its members asked for so the coalition can announce that everyone is united. #CommunitySchools
Four pillars of community schools. A fifth, “families can reject the plan,” might make the architecture dangerously flexible.
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
October 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Four pillars of community schools. A fifth, “families can reject the plan,” might make the architecture dangerously flexible.
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
2018 graphic: Learning Policy Institute/PFL, CC BY-NC 4.0
https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/videos-media
#CommunitySchools
Could a community school become the entire public sector under one roof?
Certainly. We would just need a vice principal for housing, a dean of public health and a hall pass to visit algebra. #CommunitySchools
Certainly. We would just need a vice principal for housing, a dean of public health and a hall pass to visit algebra. #CommunitySchools
October 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Could a community school become the entire public sector under one roof?
Certainly. We would just need a vice principal for housing, a dean of public health and a hall pass to visit algebra. #CommunitySchools
Certainly. We would just need a vice principal for housing, a dean of public health and a hall pass to visit algebra. #CommunitySchools
Community input checklist:
✅ Ask what families need
✅ Compare answers with the grant priorities
✅ Thank families for confirming the grant priorities
Participation works best when it leaves the slide deck undisturbed. #CommunitySchools
✅ Ask what families need
✅ Compare answers with the grant priorities
✅ Thank families for confirming the grant priorities
Participation works best when it leaves the slide deck undisturbed. #CommunitySchools
October 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Community input checklist:
✅ Ask what families need
✅ Compare answers with the grant priorities
✅ Thank families for confirming the grant priorities
Participation works best when it leaves the slide deck undisturbed. #CommunitySchools
✅ Ask what families need
✅ Compare answers with the grant priorities
✅ Thank families for confirming the grant priorities
Participation works best when it leaves the slide deck undisturbed. #CommunitySchools
The fully realized community school should coordinate every social service and guide the collective transformation of society. Arithmetic could remain as a pilot program until its role in the revolution is clarified. #CommunitySchools
October 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The fully realized community school should coordinate every social service and guide the collective transformation of society. Arithmetic could remain as a pilot program until its role in the revolution is clarified. #CommunitySchools
Comrades, authentic community voice deserves professional support. A centrally approved script, for example, would spare each neighborhood the burden of discovering what it thinks. #CommunitySchools
October 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Comrades, authentic community voice deserves professional support. A centrally approved script, for example, would spare each neighborhood the burden of discovering what it thinks. #CommunitySchools
Comrades, community ownership is our guiding principle. The community supplies the children, the buildings and the taxes. Our unelected partners supply the vision. Shared leadership has never been so efficient. #CommunitySchools
October 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Comrades, community ownership is our guiding principle. The community supplies the children, the buildings and the taxes. Our unelected partners supply the vision. Shared leadership has never been so efficient. #CommunitySchools
Our 19 #CommunitySchools provide wraparound support for students and families.
Drema Brown, head of schools at Children’s Aid College Prep Charter School, & Abe Fernández, director of the National Center for Community Schools, share their insights.
🔗 #[canyc.info/4y86dOh
Drema Brown, head of schools at Children’s Aid College Prep Charter School, & Abe Fernández, director of the National Center for Community Schools, share their insights.
🔗 #[canyc.info/4y86dOh
September 23, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Our 19 #CommunitySchools provide wraparound support for students and families.
Drema Brown, head of schools at Children’s Aid College Prep Charter School, & Abe Fernández, director of the National Center for Community Schools, share their insights.
🔗 #[canyc.info/4y86dOh
Drema Brown, head of schools at Children’s Aid College Prep Charter School, & Abe Fernández, director of the National Center for Community Schools, share their insights.
🔗 #[canyc.info/4y86dOh
The School That Heals: Inside the Quiet Revolution of Trauma-Informed Education
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#TraumaInformedEducation #StudentWellbeing #EducationEquity #WholeChild #SocialEmotionalLearning #CommunitySchools #EdReform
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#TraumaInformedEducation #StudentWellbeing #EducationEquity #WholeChild #SocialEmotionalLearning #CommunitySchools #EdReform
September 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The School That Heals: Inside the Quiet Revolution of Trauma-Informed Education
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#TraumaInformedEducation #StudentWellbeing #EducationEquity #WholeChild #SocialEmotionalLearning #CommunitySchools #EdReform
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#TraumaInformedEducation #StudentWellbeing #EducationEquity #WholeChild #SocialEmotionalLearning #CommunitySchools #EdReform
CCPS is transforming education with a groundbreaking blueprint that adds 106 new pre-K slots, secures $3.5M for teacher growth, and invests over $6.7M in community school support!
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#MD #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools #TeacherSupport #MarylandEducation #EarlyChildhood
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#MD #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools #TeacherSupport #MarylandEducation #EarlyChildhood
District outlines blueprint spending: pre-K slots, $3.5M in grow-your-own grants and community school investments
Miss Mulholland said CCPS has added 106 private pre‑K slots under blueprint funding, has secured about $3,500,000 in competitive grow-your-own grants for teacher pipelines, and is using community school funds (about $6.7M) for reading and math interventions and wraparound supports.
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September 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
CCPS is transforming education with a groundbreaking blueprint that adds 106 new pre-K slots, secures $3.5M for teacher growth, and invests over $6.7M in community school support!
Learn more here
#MD #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools #TeacherSupport #MarylandEducation #EarlyChildhood
Learn more here
#MD #CitizenPortal #CommunitySchools #TeacherSupport #MarylandEducation #EarlyChildhood
Parent Alert! Community Schools' Dangerous Agenda bqmyyzd.buzz/7dtSYc
#EducationNews #SchoolChoice #ParentalRights #EducationReform #CommunitySchools
#EducationNews #SchoolChoice #ParentalRights #EducationReform #CommunitySchools
Parent Alert! Community Schools' Dangerous Agenda
Do your kids attend a Community School? Jill Simonian of PragerU Kids and independent researcher and mom Kelly Schenkoske reveal a deceptive agenda beneath thes
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September 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Parent Alert! Community Schools' Dangerous Agenda bqmyyzd.buzz/7dtSYc
#EducationNews #SchoolChoice #ParentalRights #EducationReform #CommunitySchools
#EducationNews #SchoolChoice #ParentalRights #EducationReform #CommunitySchools