The Community Achieves A-Team first came together in 2017 around a call to action to expand Community Achieves across the district. The team brought together diverse partners to reviewing school and community level data and work on expanding resources and services to the students and families that need them most.

2018-2019

In 2018, the A-Team received a $150,000 grant from the Together for Students Initiative, created by the alignment of three national nonprofit youth-serving organizations, to recognize 10 communities throughout the US on plans they have initiated to bring key stakeholders, including students and families, together to support the needs of local students. This grant helped to fund sessions training coordinating positions on how to solicit and incorporate students voice, indepth strategic planning sessions, and learning trips across the state to learn best practices and connect with Community School practitioners across Tennessee.

2019-2021

The Community Achieves A-Team accomplished a number of things worth celebrating recently, despite the challenges of COVID-19!

Community Achieves A-Team highlights include:

• Hosting a celebration to recognize the work of Community Achieves Coordinators.
• Serving as a thought partner for Parent Advisory Councils.
• Providing input on the MNPS Partnership Handbook before launch.
• Helping define what “proactive family engagement” really means.
• Reimagining school-based resource centers for families.
• Providing continuous support for Community Achieves Impact Teams.