Vista Grande Community School
Taos, NM
As a Community School, Vista Grande offer wrap-around services for families including social-emotional support for students, partnerships with community members and mentorship/internship opportunities. The integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities.
Details
Created a redesign plan for the school through a community-based and culturally and linguistically responsive model
Conducted community outreach to develop healthy relationships between Taos community members, neighborhood businesses and non-profits
Conducted asset mapping, needs assessment and focus groups with families, parents and teachers to gather data and create a needs-based menu of programming