As co-chairs of the Coalition for Community Schools’ Superintendents Leadership Council, Teresa Weatherhall Neal from Grand Rapids, Mich., and Dr. Steven Webb from Vancouver, Wash., have seen the positive impact of community schools in their districts. They spoke with Marty Blank, president of IEL and director of the Coalition, about how community schools have helped their districts overcome challenges, their biggest lessons learned in implementing community schools, and why they believe the strategy is one that truly works to support students, families, schools, and communities. READ MORE…
