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A scaled-up system of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ refers to a vertical network of schools, from pre-school through grade 12, that are linked horizontally, within a common geography, across one or more school districts.
A cornerstone of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strategy is the Community School Coordinator, the person who oversees implementation of the strategy and shares responsibility for the outcomes. The return on investment for hiring a Coordinator is tremendous, with every dollar invested in a Coordinator returning more than seven dollars in net benefits.
The Coalition offers a six-stage spiraling process for moving toward a scaled-up system. Rather than providing a rigid formula or lockstep set of requirements, Coalition Coaches support school systems and communities through the Scale-Up Spiral at many different starting points, building collaborative leadership and functional capacity—while staying focused on results.
Our Coalition Coaches are exemplar Community School practitioners that build upon both their real-life practice and research to describe the who, what, why, and how of system-wide expansion of Ģ¹½ÊÓÆµ. They guide a wide audience and support communities at different points in planning for, implementing, and sustaining a system-wide Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ strategy.
For those who have individual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, or who recognize the need to deepen their school and community partnership, the Coalition Team provides an opportunity to think about why and how to take on a scale-up effort. For those already working toward scale-up, Coalition Coaches offer insights and field-based guidance immediately useful in deepening, growing and sustaining your work.
If you’d like technical assistance for scaling Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, click here.