CATHOLIC SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE

To create the conditions for sustainable Catholic schools to take
root, grow continuously and thrive as a result of a comprehensive
Whole Child, Whole School, Whole Community Approach.

We provide a Site Infused Model for Personalized Learning Environments (SIMPLE) that
focuses on the development of the Whole Child. We bring resources, curriculum, programs
and training to schools, so that educators can infuse classrooms with targeted supports for
students and multiple opportunities to develop pro-social skills.

Based on the findings of the Consortium on Chicago School Research's study Key Conditions: Five Organizational Supports Crucial for School Improvement and research on inner-city education around the country, our experience managing multi-school programs, the expert input of partners and consultants, and the educational experience of our own staff, we launched our innovative model to build urban Catholic TK-8 schools into thriving communities of rigorous learning and social support. This holistic, whole school strategy is designed to meet and support schools 'where they are' to help them build and transform their cultures for long-term sustainability and vitality. We meet schools at their everyday realities with services to build up operational vitality, academic excellence, socio-emotional supports and parent engagement for transformation across school communities. We believe our SIMPLE Approach will lead to sustainable change such that each school achieves the excellence required of all Catholic schools. Anchored in school agency and buy-in, the CSC SIMPLE Approach:
1)Provides for significant change in school culture and instructional programs in the areas of curriculum integration through STEM and other innovative instructional models.
2)Supports increased student ownership, engagement and success through blended learning and project-based learning.
3)Enhances safe, stable and personalized learning environments through socio-emotional supports and a blended STEM pedagogical learning model.
4)Activates parent, family and community engagement in the education development and growth of students.
The CSC's supports for schools and the students they serve will manifest within school philosophies, beliefs, attitudes and school organization, links with parents, the community and outside agencies, classroom practice, teacher-student relationships and curricula.The programs managed by the CSC are organized into the following four categories: Operational Vitality, Academic Excellence, Student Socio-Emotional Supports, and Parent/Family/Community Engagement. We integrate all programs offered at each partner school toward these objectives: distributed leadership for a culture of collaboration, socio-emotional learning such that each school displays a foundational ethic of whole-child care to facilitate learning, informed and effective use of technology as a tool for innovative, student-centered learning, and pedagogy that fosters inquiry, rigor, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity to support the next generation of learners.

We deliver a SIMPLE Approach that offers all children,
especially those in extreme adversity, quality education
opportunities.
• Caring, supportive learning environments that provide
character, virtue and value focused curriculum tied to
service-learning projects.
• Service-learning projects tied to parent, family
community engagement.
• Opportunities to practice pro-social skills and
restorative practices embedded in a responsive
school culture and available multiple times during
the school day.
• Climate Surveys administered to gauge Whole Child,
Whole School, Whole Community experiences.

We envision students who are compassionate, happy
and engaged; a positive school climate without
suspensions or high absenteeism; parents and families
who are engaged in their children’s learning; teachers
who are more fulfilled and therefore are retained longer;
and a school community that is thriving.
We see education as more than just a test or a way to
increase buying power; instead, our SIMPLE Approach
to education becomes a way to strengthen the hope,
empathy and resilience of students, their families and
their communities.

We currently facilitate and manage the following programs for various groups of schools around Los Angeles: Leadership &
Management Development for Principals (Santa Clara University);Financial Literacy Workshops for Principals (Santa Clara University);Innovative Pedagogy Professional Development for
Teachers (Loyola Marymount University – LMU); STEM Professional Learning Communities (Notre Dame University-Center for STEM Education); STEM/NGSS Pedagogy Professional
Development for Teachers (Torrance Unified Consultants); Project Lead the Way – Robotics, Design Modeling; STEMscopes – Rice University; Blended Learning Basics & Tech Integration
Professional Development for Teachers (LMU, School of Education, iDEAL Institute); Project Based Learning Professional Development for Teachers (Envision Learning Partners); Socio
Emotional Learning Professional Development for Teachers (Santa Clara University); Maestro En Casa ELL Course for Parent Empowerment (MATT 4 Education); STEM Nights for Parent
Information & Involvement (Wiseburn Consultant); Tutoring & Afterschool Programming (USC Caruso Center); Coding Classes Grades 1-8 (CodeREV Kids, Inc.); Early Childhood
Literacy Program (California State Northridge University-CSUN); Student Mental Health & Wellness Program (California State Northridge University-CSUN)We currently facilitate and manage the following programs for various groups of schools around Los Angeles: Leadership & Management Development for Principals (Santa Clara University); Financial Literacy Workshops for Principals (Santa Clara University); Innovative Pedagogy Professional Development for Teachers (Loyola Marymount University – LMU); STEM Professional Learning Communities (Notre Dame University-Center for STEM Education); STEM/NGSS Pedagogy Professional Development for Teachers (Torrance Unified Consultants); Project Lead the Way – Robotics,Design Modeling; STEMscopes – Rice University; Blended Learning Basics & Tech Integration Professional Development for Teachers (LMU, School of Education, iDEAL Institute); Project Based Learning Professional Development for Teachers (Envision Learning Partners); Socio-Emotional Learning Professional Development for Teachers (Santa Clara University); Maestro En Casa ELL Course for Parent Empowerment (MATT 4 Education); STEM Nights for Parent Information & Involvement (Wiseburn Consultant); Tutoring & Afterschool Programming
(USC Caruso Center); Coding Classes Grades 1-8 (CodeREV Kids, Inc.); Early Childhood Literacy Program (California State Northridge University-CSUN); Student Mental Health & Wellness Program,
in development (California State Northridge University-CSUN)