This sample charter from the Seattle Public Schools is a simple way to document the roles and responsibilities of schools, partners, and school districts in a partnership. See our planning tool for help creating a partnership charter.
This tool is designed to help pairs or teams define the elements of a program logic model through conversation. Our Theory of Change to Logic Model Worksheet for Partnerships is designed to elicit similar information in a less interactive way.
A logic model is a visual summary of program theory. It lays out a series of steps showing how program inputs, activities, and outputs lead to outcomes. This MS Word template can help to lay out your program theory visually and map inputs to outcomes in a logic model format. See our sample logic model for additional guidance.
Use this template to help determine the key roles and responsibilities in your partnership. You can then create a charter that is general, as in our Sample Partnership Charter, or one that is more detailed and specific.
This paper outlines a vision for a “partnership ecosystem” that unites school-based service providers into a seamless web of supports for students. Here we describe the rationale for school-community partnerships and the key features of a thriving ecosystem. This document serves as the basis for YDEKC’s School & Community Partnership Toolkit.
This activity is designed to help school and community leaders map out the ecosystem of supports for students at a school site. This can be a helpful exercise if you want to visually represent the complexity of partnerships. See the sample map to get an idea of what a finished map can look like.