Our Success

By any measure, CLCS Schools, Inc., is a model of success and educational and financial efficiency in the public school arena.

Relying primarily on the same per-pupil state funding as other public schools, CLCS schools promote and implement a unique educational model that generates more educational "bang for the buck."

At the high school level, we consistently earn the top ranking in Alameda among "similar schools" that serve a comparable socio-economic mix of students.

We also have the most stringent graduation requirements among high schools in Alameda. All graduates must meet the comprehensive a-g guidelines required by the University of California system and the California State University system.

Our schools' innovative self-directed, project-based, and community-engaging approach to learning serves as a powerful example of how public schools can achieve extraordinary success with little more than standard public school funding.

The new CLCS and ACLC websites are now live.

The new Nea website is soon to follow.

In the meantime, please visit Nea's current site at: www.neaclc.org

Thank you!

Community Learning Center Schools, Inc. is the nonprofit corporation that manages the 6-12 Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC) and the K-12 Nea Community Learning Center (Nea), both charter schools in Alameda, California. The CLCS schools are based on an educational model of learner empowerment. CLCS is actively engaged in disseminating this model by school creation and redesign.

CLCS’s mission is to provide corporate leadership, conceptual oversight, and business and legal services to the CLCS charter school Governing Boards. CLCS charter schools serve as educational models that empower all youth to take ownership of their educational experience, to celebrate their diverse community, and to actively participate as members in a democratic society.