Kent School Services Network implements the community school model in schools across Kent County,
transforming them into community schools!
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Our work
We use the Coalition for Community School's Community School Standards as a framework for what we do. The standards are designed to engage and support the community schools movement as an evidence-based strategy to promote equity and educational excellence for each and every child, while strengthening families and community.
The Latest News
Community-school worker: Immigrant students, families apprehensive about Trump deportation plans
All districts — In Kentwood Public Schools, as in many other Kent County districts, students from immigrant families make up a substantial portion of their enrollment...
Alger Middle School students get free laptops
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of students at Alger Middle School in Grand Rapids received a free laptop on Thursday as part of an effort to bridge the digital divide...
New training helps Kent County providers better connect residents in need to resources
According to the Michigan Association of United Ways' 2024 ALICE Report, 1.6 million of Michigan's 4 million households struggle to pay for basic needs like housing, child care, food, transportation, and health care, despite being employed...
Road trip highlights schools as community hubs
Multiple districts — From hosting events that bring people together to helping families find housing and transportation, Kent School Services Network supports students in Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, said Jackee Thompson...