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New Videos Tell Story of Community Schools in Arkansas
Community Schools are the future of education in Arkansas. Watch these videos to experience how, even though we're just getting started, this service and inclusion strategy that coordinates relationships and resources through a public school is driving equitable...
Rescue Plan Unlocks Funding for Community Schools
From José Muñoz , Director, Coalition for Community Schools Interim Director, Institute for Educational Leadership Last week President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which will provide much-needed relief to millions of Americans who have...
Batesville First in State with Community School Model
Originally published in the Batesville Daily Guard on July 2, 2020. Click here to read the original version of this editorial.Like most school districts, Batesville already utilizes an array of student support personnel and programs. But these efforts have been...
Pivotal Community Schools Meeting
ForwARd Arkansas and the Arkansas Coalition for Community Schools (ACCS) have long partnered to support the Community School model as a success strategy for schools, students and families across the state. This approach focuses on identifying the needs of and...
Our Statement on Community Schools
Well! There is much buzz around the idea of community schools in Central Arkansas. Some may not know much about them, so we will share a very high-level Community Schools 101 here. Then we will share about the work the Arkansas Coalition for Community Schools (ACCS)...
2019 National Coalition Meeting Update
The 2019 State Coalition Meeting took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, bringing an array of Community School Coalitions representing each region of the US. Coalition for Community Schools Director José Muñoz mentioned during our sessions the Coalition's goal to...
Taking “Extra” out of “Extra-Curricular”
This blog post by Sarah McBroom was originally published April 3, 2019, by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF). We are grateful to WRF for allowing us to share its content, and we encourage you to click here to see the organization’s original content and learn...
Newsletter – March 2019
Next Meeting – April 18, 2019, 11:30amThe Arkansas Coalition for Community Schools (ACCS) will have our next meeting on the third Thursday in April at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Union Station | 1400 West Markham, Suite 306 | Little Rock, AR 72201.We...
The Case for Community Schools
Senate Resolution 25 was adopted March 11, 2019, by the Arkansas Senate. The resolution recognized the value of community schools in improving achievement and encouraging community and family engagement. Arkansas should adopt community schools just as neighboring...
ACCS at Southern Education Foundation’s 2018 Conference
Two Arkansas Community Schools Coalition members joined together to present a paper at the Southern Education Foundation 2018 Forum held in Little Rock in mid-November. Jerri Derlikowski. ForwARd Arkansas, and Candace Williams, Rural Community Alliance, presented on...