Our Community

Our community.

Making connections, sharing experiences, and building momentum for change.

Coming together for Our Kids.

Our dedicated network of allies, elected officials, students, parents, educators, and community come together to share ideas, learn from one another, improve systems, and build momentum for needed change to help ensure an equitable, accessible and excellent education for Every Child in California. Hearing perspectives from all stakeholders is an essential component to improving opportunities and outcomes for Each Student.

As a member of our network (hosted on circle.so), you will have access to our directory to connect as we work together to realize our mission of partnering with allies (and stakeholders) "to prepare and support leaders statewide to serve on local school boards to ensure equitable opportunities, inclusive practices and real accountability for educating All Kids through more informed policy making, implementation of consistent strengths-based practices, and a focus on One System of Education and measurable student success across all demographic groups."

California Education Network - Welcome message:
This education association has been years in the making. As a former kindergarten teacher in CA and after serving as a school board member (while becoming a mom of a son with an IEP), I realized the myriad of issues that I did not know enough about. I became very aware that in order to hold our education systems accountable for serving all our students and to ensure fair educational opportunities for all kids, we need to know more than the traditional "school board" training session curriculum provides. Our educational leaders need to know how the systems are meant to work, where they are missing the mark (either due to lack of efficacy to the systems or bias implementation), and how we can advocate for student-centered and strength-based experiences for our students with high expectations for success, and how we must hold our systems accountable for ensuring that all students have an opportunity to find success in their academic, social and life goals. We can absolutely do better for our kids in California, and CEA's unique network of students, community members & educational professionals and leaders is intended to provide a space for discussion, learning and advocacy for improved systems that make "better outcomes" a reality for every student.

Become a CEA Member today!