Challenge Success School Partnership

Partner with our team to improve student well-being, engagement, and belonging in your school community.

SCHOOL PROGRAM HUB
(for current teams)

stress tree with post-its showing causes of student stress and lack of well-being

WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE SUCCESS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP?

A collaborative change process

The Challenge Success School Partnership is an inclusive, community-driven collaboration. Rooted in the Challenge Success Change Process, our shared goal is to increase student well-being, engagement, and belonging.

This approach is a research-backed way to prioritize student mental health and wellness in your school while also addressing disengagement with learning and increasing school connectedness.

Together, we will center the student experience and gather and interpret community-voice data. From there, we will co-design research-based, equitable policy and practice changes tailored to your community’s needs.

Ultimately, our aim is to create community-specific outcomes that demonstrate positive youth development, including:

Increased WELL-BEING,
Deeper ENGAGEMENT with learning, and
Enhanced BELONGING,

well-being, engagement, and belonging are intrinsically linked with CS for Challenge Success in the center

Our vision is that each student is valued for their unique identities, assets, and individual definition of success, and all students are supported to lead healthy, balanced lives.

Interested in partnering with us for the 2025-26 school year?

INQUIRE HERE

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Services for Student Well-Being, Engagement & Belonging

Schools may choose from a standard partnership, lasting the academic year, or an extended partnership of 18 months with a flexible start date.

students and teachers working together to increase well-being, engagement, and belonging in school

School Surveys

2 comprehensive data collection surveys for students and either parents/caregivers or faculty/staff. Survey data will be shared during a survey debrief, and the school receives an interactive online dashboard.

Workshops

3 virtual Professional Development and/or Community Education workshops.

Coaching Sessions

Virtual, group coaching sessions with a Challenge Success coach and your multi-stakeholder team.

Monthly Leadership Meetings

Thought partner and plan during 1:1 virtual meetings for the school leader with their Challenge Success School Design Partner.

On-Site Visit to School

You will work collaboratively with your Challenge Success School Design Partner to determine which services listed above will be delivered in person during your full-day on-site visit.

Fall Conference

Attend our in-person conference with up to 10 team members. This one-and-a-half-day conference includes interactive presentations, research-based workshops, community building between school teams, and time allotted to work on your school team’s action plan.

Spring Convening

The spring convening includes deep dives, reflecting on the past year, planning for the one ahead, and opportunities to share and learn from other schools’ work.

Research-Based Resources

Exclusive access to relevant research and tools in our resource portal connected to our SPACE framework. You’ll also receive a copy of the Challenge Success book, Overloaded and Underprepared.

FUNDING FOR STUDENT WELL-BEING, ENGAGEMENT, AND BELONGING

Many schools have accessed state, local, and community funding for youth mental health, professional development, or community engagement to support this work. Learn more about potential sources of funding.

In addition, Challenge Success strives to offer need-based financial assistance in an effort to support schools and organizations with limited resources. We believe that cost should not be a deterrent to accessing quality programs. To apply, please complete this form. All requests will be reviewed by our Executive Director.

PARTNERSHIP TESTIMONIALS

“Challenge Success has been part of our district for five years and has stretched our thinking in terms of how we support the social-emotional well-being of students. We have made strides in looking at the quantity and quality of homework, the scheduling of extra-curricular activities, adding free time and downtime to the school day, and worked to educate students, teachers, and parents on how to develop a balanced lifestyle for our overloaded kids.”
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

“I can honestly say that our involvement with Challenge Success exceeded our expectations. Meeting, dialoguing and connecting with like-schools, the student survey and working with our coach has been the extra support we needed to begin the process of creating a healthier climate for our students, teachers, and parents.”
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT

“The Challenge Success program acted as a breath of fresh air within our extremely narrowly-focused school environment. The program helped to build in P.D.F. (Playtime, Downtime, and Family time) that every student needs in order to find the necessary balance in their day.”
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

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