NYS Community Schools Thruway Coalition

Community Schools Coalitions are a national strategy. We are going to help each other get better. We show up. We show up for one another, for our youth and families, and for our communities. The New York State Community Schools Thruway Coalition has formed as a state-wide coalition to propel the exploration and implementation of community schools throughout New York State. The Coalition focuses on localizing national best practices, using ESSA requirements as a backbone structure, and having broad cross-sector integration with the goal of engaging families and communities, ensuring equitable access to high-quality schools and programs, and making comprehensive and coordinated support services widely available. We aim to have more than 100 school districts join as members of the NYS Community Schools Thruway Coalition by 2025.