Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has strengthened its Community Schools approach by aligning with the Learning Policy Institute’s six key practices and implementing them coherently across school sites. This work has helped make Community Schools a shared way of working, contributing to improvements in attendance, school climate, and academic growth.

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Attendees must choose to visit one of the two schools, each offering a distinct but connected view of how Community Schools practices are implemented across contexts. Limited space available; attendees must register below and may be placed on a waitlist.

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Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula (DLAMP)
DLAMP is a PS–8 dual language immersion school, the only school of its kind in Monterey County. The school also serves as a key hub for MPUSD’s newcomer program, integrating language development, academic access, and wraparound supports from the earliest grades. A visit to DLAMP offers a powerful look at how Community Schools practices can be embedded within a language-rich, culturally sustaining instructional model. Visitors will see strong family partnership, integrated student supports, inclusive leadership structures, and a clear throughline between instructional coherence and whole-child design, particularly for multilingual learners and newly arrived students.

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Seaside Middle School
Seaside Middle School highlights how Community Schools practices support student empowerment during a critical developmental period. The school emphasizes expanded and enriched learning opportunities, student voice, and intentional structures that build toward college and career preparedness. Visitors will observe how academic programming, enrichment, advisory systems, and partnerships are aligned to create relevance, belonging, and opportunity for students. The site demonstrates how Community Schools can strengthen engagement and readiness by connecting learning to purpose and future pathways.