Leading the Nation in Developing Innovative Educational
Strategies
Believe. Expect. Instill. We Believe our children will go to college. We Expect our children to go to college. We will Instill in our children each and every day that they can and will graduate from college.
The Coalition’smission is to boldly address the diverse needs of our schools by
implementing innovative strategies in order to maximize the full potential of our
children.
Our Goal The Coalition’s goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students who receive a high school diploma, attend a postsecondary institution and graduate with a college degree.
The Faces of Change Student Leadership Conferences
have impacted the lives of over 10,000 5th grade, middle and high school students
on college campuses over the last 3 years. The conferences provide the inspiration,
motivation and information for our young people to dream and “do” bigger.
What are people saying about the Coalition’s work? “The Coalition brings innovation and energy like no others.” - High School Principal “This is the best thing since sliced bread for our youth.” - Superintendent “I need to figure out how to get them to work with our staff every single day.” - Board Member “We really needed the Coalition to help us get us to the next level. We couldn’t have done it without them.” - Teacher “We took a vote on whether or not to have the Coalition work with our staff the rest of the year. We had 59 people vote and had 61 “yeses”. Some people voted with two hands.” - Elementary Principal
• Coalition designated as Sole Source Provider for Whiteriver Unified School District in Arizona.
• Coalition rebrands Leadership Conferences to “Faces of Change” Student Leadership Conferences.
• Coalition makes proposal to Hillsborough County Florida for anti-gang and anti-bullying conference targeting middle school-aged students.
• Communities in Schools of Georgia and Coalition leadership make Life and Learning Academy presentations to Georgia school district leadership teams in Douglas, Muscogee and Coweta Counties.
• Coalition designated as Sole Source Provider for Arizona Department of Education Native American Dropout Prevention Grant Initiative.