Hello Coordinators and happy February! During this month of love, I hope you have been able to show yourself some love through whatever self-care works for you! We need to remember to take care of ourselves to be able to take care of our communities and everything else on our plates.

Don’t forget to log onto Twitter tomorrow night at 7:30 PM EST for our first Coordinator Twitter Chat using #CSchat. We are looking forward to seeing you on Twitter with all your question and comments!

Liz Thacker, Co-Chair

Coordinator Larry Simmons is in his 6th year as a coordinator for Elev8 Baltimore schools in Baltimore, MD. Read Larry's perspectives on being a community school coordinator and how Elev8 Baltimore is making a difference in their city in this month's Coordinator Spotlight.  

Happy, Healthy, and Ready to Learn!

Check out this toolkit created by Children’s Defense Fund, AASA, and 15 school districts across the nation to #InsureAllChildren.

Community Schools Advocacy Month

Join your peers across the nation and participate in the Community Schools Advocacy Month in March. See Advocacy toolkit.

Ask the Experts - Parent Leaders from the Neighborhoods

Learn from these expert parent leaders who have fought for real change and social justice.

Medicaid and Public Schools

Register for the first of three webinars from Learning First Alliance on how Medicaid, vouchers and education savings accounts are structured.

• February 21 - Medicaid and Public Schools Webinar (Pt. 1 of 3)
• February 22 – Coordinators’ Network Educational Equity Twitter Chat
• March – Community Schools Advocacy Month
• June 22-24 – Family and Community Engagement Conference (San Francisco)
• Nov 16-17 - 25th Anniversary International Conference on “Higher Education-Community Partnerships for Democracy and Social Change” (Philadelphia)