Families here are stepping up in different ways: signing a request, writing to school leaders, speaking at a meeting, taking on a role for the year. Every one of them moves our 2026-27 school priorities forward. Find yours below.
Concord families are doing their part at home. Students' answers show parents keeping a closer eye on phones and screens, devices leaving bedrooms, and kids getting more sleep. Now it's time to ask the school day to match, and the ways below are how.
Three places to put your energy. Some take a minute, others take the year.
Our school-level one-pagers include short sample messages for teachers and principals.
Our K-8 guide walks through the Aspen form, with email templates for asking for guardrails.
Pause student-facing generative AI on all school-issued devices for middle schoolers.
Devices stay home, messages go through the office.
Pass it along with a note already written.
Free and open to everyone. Come with your questions, and leave with practical tools for home and school.
Nov 17 · Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath in Concord
The most direct way to be heard. We coordinate so families show up together.
New talking point: families are doing their part at home, and the school day hasn't caught up. See the numbers
Next: Oct 7 · 6:00 pm · Ripley
Sample comments and tips →For local businesses and nonprofits ready to set aside device-free space or time.
Nine roles, from an hour a week to a one-time project.
Help steer the coalition's priorities and plan the year ahead.
Tell us how you'd like to help and we'll find a fit.
It's less intimidating than it sounds. Anyone can speak during public comment. Here's the quick version, and our sample comments page has more.
Since 2022, high schoolers reporting high stress from home fell from 36% to 19%. Stress from schoolwork barely moved, from 64% to 59%. The district's own goal is to cut student stress in half. See the data
Emerson Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Concord-Carlisle students, 2026Fill out a short form when you arrive. Arriving late is fine. And you can always simply attend: a full room speaks, even when you don't.