Every student is entitled to schools with the resources, opportunities, and supports that make academic success possible; this is what Community Schools offer.

Community schools are public schools that partner with families and community organizations to provide the educational opportunities and supports necessary to ensure student success. Community Schools are research-based, comprehensive, locally controlled, and designed by the community. Schools implementing Community Schools strategies have demonstrated improved graduation rates, higher attendance, and lower drop-out rates.

The Georgia Department of Education has begun a process to identify potential Community Schools in the state and is developing a “Whole Child Model School Certification” process, to support schools and systems working to implement the Community Schools model.

Communities deserve local solutions to local problems, and students deserve access to the specific supports they need to flourish within their own community schools.