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Measuring the impact on the community is just as important as measuring the impact on the school.

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To Learn to Listen and be willing to learn.

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Be creative in your work - you can check the box or think outside the box!

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No one of us is as smart as all of us!

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Learn to use technology to increase efficiency, streamline projects and communicate more effectively

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Everyone needs some grace.

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Relationship-building is essential.

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Be persistent in your desire to partner with community schools and better serve students within your community.

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It is crucial to build strong, trusting relationships with school district leaders, including the school boards.

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Burnout is a real thing, address it when you feel it and be ready with a plan to pivot roles when it happens.

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Relationships are key

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Give yourself grace , we can be a light in the dark for many .

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Convene with partners as early as possible to determine their data collection or evaluation capacity.

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Think long term

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Be patient and persistent

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This work takes time

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Plan everything

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Assess school readiness before undertaking implementation.

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Be authentic in building deep relationships with families and community partners.

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Consider unintended consequences carefully

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One should have a passion and vision for seeing a community thrive to succeed in this field.

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Don't give up! If you help just one family or one student, you have done your job!

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Look for services can that provide supports to the student holistically.

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Do not be afraid think outside the box, tenacity pays off.

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Education innovation means finding ways to collaborate with all schools out in the community (parochial, charter, and public)..

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Ensure that you engage your constituents in a manner that involves them with fidelity.

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stay the course...worth the hard work

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Be patient and be strategic!

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Keep trying, don't give up, each day is a new day - There is always someone out there who needs you and they don't even know it.

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Be Patience and open to new ideas. Many educators are still tying to understand the role of community schools.

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Even small things make a big difference

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Keep pushing forward one step at a time.

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take your time. learn all you can. small steps are still steps

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keep the main thing the main thing.

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Control the controllables!

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Think about everyone!

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Be flexible.