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The District Summer Learning Network (DSLN) is back for 2025!

DSLN is a nationwide community of districts and states committed to designing summer programs that accelerate learning, nurture the whole child, and build lasting community partnerships. This year FHI 360 has partnered with AASA, The School Superintendents Association, to extend DSLN’s reach and impact and improve outcomes for more students.

DSLN 2025 Core Programming

Thanks to generous support from The Wallace Foundation, all DSLN members will receive the following high-quality support at no cost throughout the school year:

  • A kickoff orientation and five monthly virtual PD sessions featuring district showcases, expert insights, and collaborative planning time
  • Summer learning tutorials for personalized small group support
  • Proven tools like the DSLN Roadmap and The Wallace Foundation Summer Learning Toolkit
  • Access to the members-only portion of the DSLN Hub and LinkedIn group, offering templates, artifacts, and fresh ideas

For more individualized support, see our new coaching packages below. 

Whether you’re just getting started or ready to level up your summer programming, DSLN offers the tools and community to help you make summer a time of opportunity for all students.

Interested districts or state education agencies can fill out our interest form to get started or learn more. A member of the DSLN team will contact you to share information about the sign-up process and answer any questions about the network.

Fill out the interest form

What participants have said about membership in DSLN:

DSLN fosters collaborative learning communities where leaders across districts can exchange ideas, discuss challenges, and share solutions. This network has created a support system that encourages continuous reflection and the implementation of best practices across multiple schools.

Great network and resources; our involvement has transformed our programming.

Being a part of DSLN has shown me new ways to approach summer learning and planning in more thoughtful ways.

Being in network with other districts across the country, but also in the same state has been crucial to helping us do better and serve scholars in a more robust way.

Optional Coaching Packages

DSLN members have consistently identified coaching as the most powerful network support, allowing them to measurably improve their summer learning programs. We now offer three coaching packages to help you apply network learning and set audacious goals to transform your summer programs. Our expert DSLN coaches tailor their support to your individual summer learning needs and contexts.

If you don’t see an option that reflects your needs, let us know and we can discuss individual packages.

Pick the level of support that works best for your goals.

Coaching Package A

40 hours of coaching

~4 hours per month for 10 months

Appropriate for districts: 

  • New to DSLN with a goal of significantly improving their summer program
  • Building capacity of cross-functional summer learning team
  • Committed to shifting from remediation to acceleration
  • New to summer learning evidence-based practices or wanting to strengthen multiple evidence-based practices
  • Wanting to improve academic outcomes and/or build better systems for tracking outcomes of summer learning
  • Small districts that need extra help or large districts that have complex teams
Cost: $12,250

Coaching Package B

20 hours of coaching

~4 hours per month for 5 months

Appropriate for districts: 

  • New to DSLN with a plan to explore ways to improve their summer program
  • Returning and needing moderate support
  • Looking to strengthen 2-3 key summer learning evidence-based practices
  • Planning on a targeted improvement in summer learning: strengthening literacy in summer, strengthening summer for older youth, etc.
  • Interested in improving recruitment and family connection during summer
Cost: $7,750

Coaching Package C

10 hours of coaching

~2 hours per month for 5 months

Appropriate for districts: 

  • Returning to DSLN and confident in their goals and plans
  • Focused on strengthening 1-2 summer learning evidence-based practices
  • Requiring light or short-term support setting up systems or implementing practices; planning program improvements based on data; or those with prior DSLN experience
Cost: $5,550

Site Visits

Appropriate for districts that want hands-on support: 

  • In the planning phase, including implementing professional learning, presenting to a board, facilitating planning, etc.
  • In the implementation phase, observing across sites and giving feedback to improve next year’s summer learning  

Costs include coaching time, travel, accommodation, meals, and incidentals. Total cost is variable based on site visit duration and travel requirements. Email summerlearning@fhi360.org to create a customized site visit. 

All prices can be discounted 15% for returning districts or new districts that sign up by October 15, 2025.

DSLN Coaching Testimonials

Here’s what some of our school year 2024–25 members had to ay about DSLN coaching:

[My DSLN coach] is the best thing that I have ever encountered as a support structure.

Having a coach has been instrumental for our growth. She keeps me on track and challenges me.

Our DSLN [coach] was incredibly responsive. She was able to share ideas and thoughts from other programs. Her ability to provide strategic planning was helpful. The level of expertise was beyond helpful.

We hired a dedicated person last year to focus exclusively on the data collection process. Our DSLN [coach] worked directly with that person to ensure her work was aligned to our needs and we received data that was easily translated to various audiences.

Considering joining DLSN?

Please fill out our interest form to get started or learn more. A member of the DSLN team will contact you to share information about the sign-up process and answer any questions about the network.

Fill out the interest form