CPLC Community Schools is a non-profit charter holder for Envision High School, the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona (GLAAZ) and Toltecalli High School. We are an affiliate of Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., a statewide non-profit Community Development Corporation. CPLC is a progressive community-based organization that is recognized locally, nationally, and internationally as a model for unified human and economic development. CPLC, as the parent advocacy organization of CPLC Community Schools, builds proactive alliances, unifies borders, and empowers the community.

In 1995, CPLC's  Executive Vice President, Lorraine Lee, had a vision of creating a high school to advance the organization's educational goal of increasing educational achievement and graduation rates, developing leadership, promoting civic participation, and encouraging college entrance and graduation among Latino youth. An education model was developed to integrate cultural knowledge and community service into the core curriculum in order to advance CPLC Community Schools' goal. Chicanos Por La Causa operates two high schools serving the Tucson area: Toltecalli High School and Envision High School.  In 2021, CPLC added GLAAZ to its network. Founded in 2011 and located in midtown Phoenix, GLAAZ is Arizona’s first single-gender charter high school. GLAAZ empowers young women to succeed as leaders in their classrooms, in their communities, and in their own lives.