Located in East Oakland, Bridges Academy serves nearly 430 students, the majority of whom are Spanish speakers. Students who are considered socio-economically disadvantaged comprise 98% of the population and English Learners make up 83%. The school also hosts one of Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) bilingual programs. In 2016, Bridges applied for and was awarded district support to become a full-service community school. Over the past three years, Bridges has implemented an array of strategies to remove barriers to learning and increase student success. These strategies--collaborative leadership, strategic partnerships, and integrated student supports--undergird OUSD's community schools approach, and have profoundly reshaped the school community. They have also allowed Bridges to make notable headway in key school and district priority areas: redressing student attendance, increasing access to health and wellness supports, engaging families, and building school systems. In addition to positive shifts in school culture and climate and progress on attendance, Bridges has increased its ELA and Math scores over 20 points, and its suspension rates have decreased to 0.8%. This brief highlights lessons shared by Principal Anita Comelo and her Community School Manager (CSM) Rosana Covarrubias, on the transformation of their school. [For the companion brief about the Elmhurst United Middle School & New Highland RISE Community Elementary School, see ED611762. For the companion brief about the REACH Academy, see ED611765.]