Resource Topic: School & Community Partnerships

This is an example of how one might create a logic model based on a program’s theory of change, in the context of a school and community partnership.

This worksheet provides activities to help you create a logic model based on your program’s theory of change, in a school-community partnership context. Once your logic model has been created, you can begin to identify evaluation questions. 

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.