Community Partnerships

Recommended Initiative 4.2

Build or strengthen meaningful community partnerships focused on learning recovery and SEL.

Deliverables & Design Considerations

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TIMING: SPRING 2021

Use student academic and wellness data to determine needs that can be met through out-of-school time (OST) programs and/or community partnerships

Have we considered vital student academic and wellness data to identify the areas of greatest need?
Is there data that we are missing? Is there a way to get that data?
Have we surveyed students and families? Do we know which organizations they are already involved with?

timing: SCHOOL YEAR 2021-22

Create a plan to vet current and new out-of-school time programs and/or partnerships (focused on learning acceleration and SEL) to track records and capabilities and establish clear memoranda of understanding

Have we prioritized community organizations with longstanding reputations in the area(s) we serve? Community Schools Playbook, Partnership for the Future of Learning, 2020 provides a detailed set of example policies and programs.
How are programs academically aligned to our school’s overall instructional and SEL approach as well as overall school-wide goals?

Determine school or systems-level staffing or infrastructure to coordinate external partner support

To what extent can our schools provide dedicated staffing to coordinate external partner support? Or serve as a liaison?

Conduct EOY stepback and use student academic and wellness data to determine OST programs and/or community partnerships to stop, continue, or explore

What key metrics (e.g. attendance, academic growth, SEL, etc.) will help us measure the effectiveness of OST programs and/or community partnerships?
What successes do we want to build upon, and how?
Which identified challenges do we want to address, and how?
How will we monitor effectiveness?

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