Community Schools

The Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) is committed to advancing, advocating and implementing the Community School Strategy across New York State’s public schools to raise academic achievement and transform communities through an equity lens. CEI’s community school teams partner with new and existing community schools to support every aspect of the community school strategy including planning, technical assistance, family and community engagement, afterschool programming, summer school, assets and needs assessments, capacity building, leadership development, and grant writing/fundraising as part of a whole school and community transformation process. CEI is currently a Community Based Organization serving new and existing community schools across New York State.

To speak directly with CEI’s community schools leaders on how we can help your existing community school or get started in the process of starting a community school please reach out to:

Dr. Karen L. Fahy at [email protected] for school districts in Upstate and Central New York, and

Dr. Anthony Orzo at [email protected] for school districts in Downstate New York.