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We know that to transform educational outcomes, we must engage in rigorous collective impact. This means shifting from a fractured approach with disjointed initiatives to instead leveraging differing strengths in a unified, collaborative strategy. Working together, we can do more for Utah kids and families than any of us could achieve alone.
Explore the following resources to learn more about the collective impact theory of action:

• Collective Impact | Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Centering Equity in Collective Impact | Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Collective Impact 3.0 | Tamarack Institute
• Collective Impact Principles in Practice | Collective Impact Forum

Community Schools are vibrant community hubs that bring together families, students, educators, and community partners to create an engaging and welcoming environment that promotes academic excellence while removing barriers to education. Read more about the Community Schools framework:

• Community Schools Forward | Learning Policy Institute

he U.S. Department of Education’s federal Promise Neighborhoods program is a bold initiative to break the cycle of generational poverty by wrapping children in a seamless pipeline of health, social, and educational supports from birth through college and career. Read more about Promise Neighborhoods:

• Promise Neighborhoods Institute 

Results-Based Accountability and Adaptive Leadership is the key mindset and skill behind our work . Read more about these principles in the resources below:

• Leadership on the Line | Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linsky
• Trying Hard is Not Good Enough | Mark Friedman