National S3 Learning Collaborative
2023-2025 Learning Collaborative Map

The National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3), a Category II Center of National Child Traumatic Stress Network, launched its second learning collaborative to promote safe supportive schools. Sixteen school districts successfully competed to participate in the collaborative:
Albany County School District #1, Wyoming
Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland
Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts
Bloomfield Municipal Schools, New Mexico
Canyons School District, Utah
Delaware County Intermediate Unit, Pennsylvania
Fort Mill School District, South Carolina
Lompoc Unified School District, California
Mason City Community School, Iowa
Monroe County Community School Corporation, Indiana
New London Public Schools, Connecticut
Oregon Charter Academy/Santiam Canyon, South Dakota
Racine Unified School District
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, California
South Portland School Department, Maine
Stafford County Public Schools, Virginia
The goal of the learning collaborative is to improve the integration of trauma-informed schools (TIS) and Cultural Responsiveness, Anti-Racism & Equity (CARE) efforts into comprehensive school mental health systems through their partnership with NCS3.This two-year learning collaborative intentionally integrates these essential components to better promote equity and well-being for all students and staff.
Participating districts and schools will receive:
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Monthly virtual learning sessions for district teams
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Training and facilitated discussion for school staff
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Ongoing technical assistance and training from national experts
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Participation in a national community of school districts engaged in continuous quality improvement
Dr. Sharon Hoover, NCS3 Principal Investigator and Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, noted that “the NCS3 is eager to work with these districts to support the implementation of equitable, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed school mental health. Students and staff need support for their well-being now more than ever. By applying to participate in the S3 Learning Collaborative, these 16 districts have demonstrated a commitment to promoting safe supportive schools in their communities.”
2021-2023 Learning Collaborative Map

The National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3), a Category II Center of National Child Traumatic Stress Network, launched its first learning collaborative for 2021-2023 to promote safe supportive schools. Fifteen school districts successfully competed to participate in the collaborative:
Casa Grande Elementary School District, Arizona
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, California
Red Clay Consolidated School District, Delaware
City Schools of Decatur, Georgia
Bloom Township District 206, Illinois
Queen Anne's County Public Schools, Maryland
Medford Public Schools, Massachusetts
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota
Robbinsdale Area Schools, Minnesota
Manchester School District, New Hampshire
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey
Lansingburgh Central School District, New York
Granville County Public Schools, North Carolina
Grand Forks Public Schools, North Dakota
Easton Area School District, Pennsylvania