Resource Topic: School & Community Partnerships

Partnerships are stronger when there are mechanisms in place to facilitate shared decision-making. Use this template to clarify the roles of partners and others in key decision areas that may arise.

This checklist is intended to help community-based service providers to begin a discussion with a school, or to check in on a particular partnership. It can also be used to orient staff to the basics of shared vision and leadership in partnerships generally. 

This checklist is designed to help leaders in community-based organizations plan for program and partnership sustainability through inevitable periods of transition.

This checklist is designed to help school leaders plan for program and partnership sustainability through inevitable periods of transition. 

There are many ways to conduct a community assessment; some are time- and resource intensive. This list describes some general resources that can help school staff and community partners gather information about the community they serve. 

This resource includes practical tips for making collaborative meetings between cross-sector partners work better. This tool is adapted from a Technical Assistance Report created by Emerging Design as part of the Race to the Top Deep Dive 3 Project, which discusses key equity issues in school-community partnership work.