The Coalition for Community Schools (Coalition), as an alliance of national, state and local partners that advocate for community schools, wanted to provide support and a space for community school leaders to share their challenges and successes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning March 17, 2020 through the present, the Coalition conducted over 100 engagements, including town halls, community conversations, and webinars. Each engagement averaged over 200 attendees. A space was created for Community School professionals, youth, families, community leaders, students, educators, and others, to discuss their most pressing challenges, share innovative solutions, and reimagine new ways forward. This blueprint provides examples of how Community Schools effectively responded to the pandemic, highlighting "how" Community Schools operate through collaborative leadership, and offers recommendations for state and local educators, community leaders, and others on how to leverage Community Schools as a core strategy for communities to efficiently and effectively recover while transforming education and accelerating economic mobility.