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Community Engagement

From Growth Mindset to Sense of Belonging

In this guide, you’ll learn how district and school leaders in California and beyond are measuring and improving students' SEL skills to improve academic outcomes.

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Suicide on campus: How schools are dealing with the crisis

The newest student suicide cluster is no doubt sending administrators statewide into a thoughtful review process of their mental health student services and crisis intervention teams.

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Parent-Child Border Separations: Supports to Invoke Humanitarianism

An estimated 2,000 undocumented immigrant children have been separated from their families along the southwest United States border and placed in facilities that have been described as “cages."

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Trends in Community Engagement

Research to facilitate discussion and new ideas on how to best leverage a school or district’s assets to ensure that both the school and the home are working together to improve student success.

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School success takes a community

The purpose of this case study is to explore how engaging the community can help bring visible results to the school in the form of student achievement, wellness and school pride.

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Got a problem? Think creatively and learn from third-graders

The Child Creativity Lab, an education program that makes use of reclaimed and reusable materials, sparks the imaginations of children and adults.

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How similarities could improve teacher-student relationships

Positive relationships can lead to better educational outcomes for adolescent students.

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Annual notice of parental rights and responsibilities

Summary of changes in California law that call for required or optional updates to the Annual Notice of Parental Rights and Responsibilities.

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LCAP engagement resources

Year-round community engagement and the LCAP moving forward.

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California PTA: Parent involvement

Parent involvement means efforts by the school district and schools to seek input from all parents, and to engage parents as partners in decision-making.

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Advocacy at legislative breakfasts, testimonials, and events

ACSA’s tips on successful advocacy communication in group settings.

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The lawmaking process

A step-by-step guide to the legislative process.

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How to handle common legal issues classified leaders face

Look out for these common areas of legal difficulty.

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Tips for aligning LCAP goals with negotiations

California school districts will receive a projected $8.5 billion next year to support disadvantaged students. How will they choose to spend it?

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Best practices for advancing district educational goals

It’s easy to approach district planning as a matter of compliance rather than strategy.

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Pitfalls to avoid for meaningful community engagement

Issues to avoid include not defining goals clearly and overlooking the input of community members.

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How classified managers build positive school relationships

Positive communication with students, community, and staff brings success to classified leaders.

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10 ways district and school leaders can better support young men of color

Many young men of color are successful when provided the supports to which all students should have access.

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Promoting equity in K-12 for school leaders

While every student should have equal access to resources, communication outlets, and services, equity presents itself as a more complex goal.

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Q&A: The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

Penal Code section 11165.7 defines as a “mandatory reporter” and it includes virtually all public employees of a school district.

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