The Community Schools Incentive Initiative program was created by the Community Schools Incentive Initiative Act of 2012 (DC Official Code § 38-754.02) and provided funding, administered by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), to grantees to create community schools.

A “community school” is a public and private partnership to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health and after-school-care programs during school and non-school hours for students, families and local communities at a public school or public charter school with the objectives of improving academic achievement, reducing absenteeism, building stronger relationships between students, parents and communities and improving the skills, capacity and well-being of the surrounding community residents.

For additional information on federal requirements for the Community Schools Incentive Initiative program, visit the US Department of Education’s Community Schools website.

Additional CSI Information

For additional information about CSI grants, please select the links below.

Contact Us

For questions or additional information, please email Delia Davis at [email protected].

The Community Schools Incentive Initiation program is administered by OSSE’s Office of Special Populations and Programs within the Division of Systems and Supports, K-12.

[Date Posted: Jan. 26, 2023]