S.C.R. No. 204 Summary

• Request that the Board of Education adopt a policy relating to community schools to guide expansion of these programs statewide

• Identify community schools as providing comprehensive programs and services addressing student and family needs including housing instability, inadequate medical and dental care, hunger, trauma, and violence exposure

• Cite four key pillars of community schools approach: integrated student supports, expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities, active family engagement, and collaborative leadership

• Urge the Department of Education to use the Board of Education's adopted policy to expand community schools programs to additional campuses, particularly in remote, rural, and economically disadvantaged areas

• Direct transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education