All children deserve a safe place to live, support and the opportunity to learn, and encouragement to lead ethically.

Research has shown that Community Schools is a local engagement strategy that creates and coordinates opportunities with its public school to accelerate student success. It serves as a vehicle for hyper-local decision-making that responds to the unique needs of each community.

By bringing together the relationships and assets of a neighborhood, Community Schools can efficiently and effectively utilize resources to advance the well-being of children and their families now and for future generations.

Source: communityschools.org

• Powerful Learning
• Integrated Health & Social Support
• Authentic Family & Community Experiences

• Shared Ownership of Results
• Strategic Community Partnerships
• Resources Coordination
• Data-Driven Planning
• Inclusive Leadership

• Coaching for Continuous Improvement
• All Stakeholder Leadership Development
• Professional Leadership

• Relational Trust
• Equity for All Students
• Continuous Improvement

• College, Career, & Civic Ready Students
• Strong Families
• Healthy Communities

BSD is Braiding together a range of supports and opportunities personalized to our students and their families.

• Community Center Memberships
• Farm-to-Family Food District
• Food Pantry & Backpack Program
• McKinney-Vento
• School-Based Mental Health
• Telemedicine, Immunization, and Dental Sealant Clinics

• 1:1 Chromebook Initiative
• Before and After School Programs
• Camp Pioneer
• Care & Data Consults
• Google Workspace
• Internet Hot Spots
• Industry E3 Internships
• R.I.S.E. Arkansas
• Transition Camps

• Business/Industry Partnership
• Coordinated Care Network - Independence County Cares
• Excel By Eight
• IMPACT Independence County
• Needs Assessment Surveys
• Parents As Teachers (home visiting team)
• Pioneer Parent Academy
• Positive Parenting Program

• Arkansas Coalition for Community Schools
• BSD Education Foundation
• Campus Site Teams
• Family & Community Engagement Committee
• Forward Arkansas
• Health & Wellness Committee
• IMPACT Independence County
• NEA Foundation
• South Regional Alliance for Community Schools