CALSA Summer Institute 2025

In today’s evolving landscape of shifting immigration policies and growing uncertainty, immigrant families face challenges that extend far beyond the school walls — impacting their safety, sense of belonging, and opportunity. Latino communication leaders are standing at the forefront of public education’s response, using strategic, culturally responsive communications and deep partnerships with trusted community organizations to strengthen family structures and safeguard educational access.

This panel will explore how communications can do more than inform — they can unify communities, empower families, and defend against those seeking to marginalize them. Panelists will share how some districts prepared early by building strong networks of trust, while others are developing new strategies to meet today’s urgent needs.

Together, they will highlight how resilient communication ecosystems can foster trust, uphold the dignity of every student and family, and ensure that public education remains a beacon of hope, safety, and opportunity.

Attendees will leave inspired and equipped with actionable strategies to center advocacy, resilience, and empowerment at the heart of their communication practices.