TRANSFORMATION IS HARD. BUT, IT BRINGS RESULTS. 6 Strategies and 4 Mechanisms/Pillars creates a school reacting out of crisis and turns it into a problem solver. Transformational Community Schools implement evidence-based strategy to bring together the resources of school, family and community in order to make schools stronger and help young people thrive. The 2016 Southern Education Foundation report found that while many schools are implementing community schools methods, such as wrap-around services or extended day, schools achieving the most successful outcomes had ALL of these strategies and mechanisms in common and they were constantly readjusting them to meet the needs of students. Lead by a school-based site coordinator.