What are the defining components of community schools?
Because community schools is a strategy and not a program, there can be considerable variation from model to model and from site to site. Since most community schools have as their primary goal the promotion of student learning and healthy development, typical program components include after-school and summer enrichment, family engagement and services designed to remove barriers to student learning, such as medical, dental, mental health and social services. Many community schools also offer early childhood education, adult education and community-wide events.
