The Learning Collaborative Institute’s (LCI) Rural Learning Collaborative aims to strengthen rural communities by building Education Collaboratives that support every learner to thrive throughout their K-12 education and enter postsecondary prepared to complete a degree or credential that leads to a life-sustaining career. The Rural Learning Collaborative provides training and collaboration opportunities for rural Community School leaders and their partners to come together, engage with relevant and meaningful data, uplift student voice and community realities, and implement high-impact strategies to advance outcomes for learners who have been traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary spaces. Implementing the validated LC Framework© for data-informed collaboration, K-12 leaders work shoulder to shoulder with postsecondary and community partners to generate significant student outcomes.
Grounded in its validated Learning Collaborative Framework©, LCI provides training and support for Collaborative Partners through a series of online and in-person training sessions and resources, which engage leaders in implementing high-impact, equity-focused strategies in a data-informed and shared data-leadership approach. LCI works closely with Community School Coordinators and collaborators to build capacity for data-driven decision-making and effective practices to achieve the goals of the Community School, in an approach that is tailored to the specific needs and realities of the communities they serve. LCI’s focus on capacity building and development of shared and aligned systems for data use across the Community School and its partner institutions equips Collaborative Partners to generate systems level change that is sustainable across time and that continues to yield transformational outcomes for their learners and community, aligned with their community school vision and goals.
LCI's Rural Learning Collaborative (RLC) Network brings LCI Partners from rural regions across the country together, online and in person, to:
"The Learning Collaborative Institute has been an important partner in providing data support for the Mammoth High School Community Classroom project. Through implementation of the High School Exit Survey, we gained valuable insight into our graduates’ postsecondary plans and their experiences navigating applications and planning for life after high school. We plan to continue using this Survey annually to build a longitudinal understanding of graduate outcomes and to inform ongoing program improvement."
Kelly O'Neill Community School Coordinator, Mono County Office of Education
"I don’t feel alone; I feel very supported. I feel like I can create the next survey and have it ready to push it out as scheduled."
Azucena Mayorga Coordinator of Community Schools, West Shores High School
“Working with the Learning Collaborative Institute has been an incredibly positive experience, as they truly understand and want to support students and schools to succeed. Their real-life... experience in collaborative work allowed them to meet our needs..., providing both technical assistance and valuable training. What stood out most... was their genuine willingness to collaborate with small, rural schools, approaching our work together with thoughtful kindness and skill.”
Serena Johnson Community School Coordinator, Inyo County Office of Education