Transforming Schools into Centers of Equity and Opportunity

Partnering with districts, schools, and communities to bring the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) to life.

Work With Us

Why Community Schools

Transforming Schools into
Centers of Equity and Opportunity

At Amanecer Consulting Group, we see Community Schools as more than an initiative — they are a strategy for equity. When anchored in the four pillars of the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP), schools can serve as hubs that connect students, families, and communities to the opportunities they deserve.

We partner with districts and school communities to implement and sustain Community Schools through Results-Based Accountability (RBA), strong leadership development, and deep community engagement.

Our Approach

How We Partner
with Schools

Amanecer works alongside leaders, staff, and families to design strategies rooted in Results-Based Accountability (RBA) and the lived experiences of the community.

Culture and Understanding

• Develop an understanding of the CCSPP Framework
• Strategies to engage school staff and the broader community
• Formalize a results-based logic model to reflect community schools strategies
• Strategies to convene educational partners
• Support with the distribution of leadership and functions
• Incorporate Community Schools framework in Arc of Learning

Leadership Development and Training

• Professional learning and leadership development
• Conduct introductory discovery conversations - identify working styles
• Develop a shared understanding of project goals, outcomes, and results
• Guidance on strategy development and implementation
• Review and implement training for continuous improvement and progress monitoring
• Align key functions/strategies towards greater impact
• Strategies to help build trust, collaborative leadership, and shared vision

Compliance and Operations

• Program Evaluation tools: track goals, outputs, performance measures, and outcomes
• Identify required grant activities
• Guidance on incorporating CCSPP grant requirements into current operations
• Develop an understanding of braiding funding streams
• Budget management
• Tool development for continuous progress monitoring across core functions

Sustainability Plan

• Identify strategies to expand and deepen Community Schools
• Support with braaiding funding
• Build Financial Capacity
• Build Data Informed and Driven Decision Making
• Build Story Telling Capacity

Pillars in Practice

Our work is designed to ensure that schools can:

Integrated Student Supports

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Expanded and Enriched Learning

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Family and Community Engagement

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Collaborative Leadership

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Results You Can Expect

Clear, Measurable Results

Our work is designed to ensure that schools can:

Alignment across leadership teams and initiatives

Logic models and measurable performance goals

Tools to evaluate and share impact

Expanded family and community partnerships

Capacity building and professional learning

Why Choose Amanecer?

As a Latina-owned, equity-driven firm, Amanecer Consulting brings decades of experience in education, youth development, and place-based systems change. Our Co-Founders, Iris Zuñiga De La Cruz and Karina Favela-Barreras, have led strategies across California that expand opportunity and build stronger communities.

We don’t just provide technical assistance — we walk alongside schools and districts, elevating community voice and building the capacity of leaders to deliver results that matter for students and families.

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We don’t just provide technical assistance — we walk alongside schools and districts, elevating community voice and building capacity to deliver results that matter.

Let’s build together. Contact us at info@amanecerconsulting.com to explore how we can partner on your Community Schools journey.

Let's build thriving Community Schools together