A Developmental Rubric
About the Rubric
The Capacity-Building Strategies, developed by the State Transformational Assistance Center (S-TAC) for the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP), is a developmental rubric that is intended to serve as a road map for both Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and school sites as they work towards transforming their schools to community schools. The Capacity-Building Strategies align with the California Community Schools Framework, its overarching values, and CCSPP statutory requirements, and is intended to be used to both guide and gauge progress. The Capacity-Building Strategies emphasize the use of meaningful measures and data that should continuously shape, and reshape, the work.
The Five Capacity Building Strategies
Stages of Growth and Development
The Capacity-Building Strategies are structured by three sequential phases of growth and development and phase-specific strategies and activities that aim to assist LEAs and schools in gauging their growth and progress as they engage in the work of transformation. Guiding questions and self-assessment tools provide opportunity for reflection. The strategies and activities outlined in the rubric aim to strengthen and build the capacity of all interest-holders, and create the opportunity for collective efficacy and action in meeting shared goals.
Phases of Growth and Development:
Visioning
Visioning is focused on the initial stages of raising consciousness around the community schools strategy. LEAs and schools, with students, families and community partners, envision and explore how community schools can foster racially-just, relationship-centered spaces, shared power, establish classroom-community connections and continuous improvement.
Engaging
Engaging is focused on building the capacity of community schools and LEAs to deeply engage students, families, educators and community members and partners in the community school transformation process. LEAs and schools, in partnership, develop plans, based on a deep needs and asset assessment and build the organizational capacity and infrastructure necessary to implement the community schools strategy.
Transforming
Transforming is focused on action rooted in findings from the deep needs and asset assessment. LEAs and schools fully implement the community schools strategy, in partnership with students, families, school staff, and community members and use established structures and practices to reflect on data and work towards continuous improvement.
Reflection & Continuous Improvement
