April 30 - May 1, 2025
Hilton Albany, 40 Lodge St, Albany, NY 12207
The Community Schools Resilience & Equity Conference has been carefully designed to offer maximum value for your entire team.
Immersive Experience:
Tour a community school
Connect with community school leaders from across the state
Explore a variety of community schools best practices
Focus on topics that matter most to you
Invaluable Networking:
Superintendents
Principals
Community school directors
Administrators
Teachers
Students
Family members
Community partners
University partners
Elected officials
Funders
State agency representatives
Health and mental health providers
School board members
Investment in Teambuilding:
Learn how to work together
Build a concrete strategy for success
Leave with an actionable plan that you and your team can immediately implement
Your participation in this conference will yield not only immediate benefits but lasting improvements for your school and district.
Offered as part of Empower Youth Success 2025, the conference also gives you the chance to add on tickets for Friday and Saturday for additional deep dives into school-community partnerships, afterschool, and summer programming.
We hope to see you and your team at this must-attend event.
WHEN: February 26, 9AM-4PM
WHERE: New York State Legislative Office Building (LOB)
198 State Street, Albany, NY 12210
The New York State Community Schools Network is excited to host our 2025 Community Schools Advocacy Day in February. Participants, parents/caregivers, school staff, community school partners, and other supporters of community schools will join the NYS CSN in Albany to make the case for community schools to decisionmakers.
WHEN: February 13, 9AM-4PM
WHERE: Meeting Room 4, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany
The New York State Community Schools Network hosted our 2024 Community Schools Advocacy Day in February. Participants, parents/caregivers, school staff, community school partners, and other supporters of community schools joined to make the case for community schools to decisionmakers. By connecting families and students to resources that meet their diverse needs, community schools foster an environment that encourages students to succeed academically and socially.
SAVE THE DATE: April 30 - May 1, 2025
WHERE: Hilton Albany, 40 Lodge St, Albany, NY 12207
The New York State Community Schools Network was pleased to support the NYS Community Schools Resilience & Equity Conference as part of Empower Youth Success 2024. Please save the date to join us in 2025!
February 8, 2023
Albany, NY
Over 150 community schools supporters from across New York came together this year to tell state leaders why community schools are important!
View our 2023 Policy Priorities.
Prepare to participate using our Messaging Guide.
2.17.22 - Join the NYS Community Schools Network to hear from Community Schools partners and from legislative colleagues about how Community Schools have transitioned during COVID-19 and what supports they need from the State this year. Learn how community schools are an effective strategy that leads to expanded student achievement, stronger families, and ultimately a better New York State, and amplify the need to build on the State’s investment in the community schools strategy. View the recording.
2.8.21 - Join the NYS Community Schools Network to hear from Community Schools partners and from legislative colleagues about why the Community Schools strategy is needed now more than ever. View the recording.
12.17.20 - Learn more about New York State Community Schools. View the recording.