Resource Category: YDEKC

An introduction to program quality, and a comparison of the Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA) to Washington State’s Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP) frameworks. 

It is very likely that schools and community partners have vision or mission statements specific to their organizations, but to what extent do they complement one another? By creating a shared vision to guide partnership, partners can begin the process of aligning work toward maximum impact. This tool provides guidance on conducting a community visioning process for a partnership.

Use this guide to think about what you might include in a newsletter about your program, and also about the frequency and format that would best meet the needs of your audience. 

Site coordinators (principals, school staff, or community-based organization leaders) can take inventory of existing programs and partners within their school using this tool. This process can take time to complete, but can help to clarify the partnership landscape at a school site.

Site coordinators (principals, school staff, or community-based organization leaders) can take inventory of existing programs and partners within their school using this tool. This process can take time to complete, but can help to clarify the partnership landscape at a school site. This is the spreadsheet version of this tool.

Use this tool at the start of a new partnership or new school year to design or revise a partnership between a school and one or more community-based organizations. The staff member from the school who will be the lead on supporting the partnership and the community-based organization leader(s) who will manage and/or implement the program should complete this form.