Resources for expanded learning professionals

By School's Out Washington

A memorandum of understanding (MOU or MoU) is a formal agreement between two or more parties. MOUs are not legally binding but they imply mutual obligation, and are preferable to informal agreement...

By School's Out Washington

This tip sheet summarizes some basic data sources that can help community partners to research the strengths and challenges that students may face at their partner school. Many of the resources pre...

By School's Out Washington

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.

By School's Out Washington

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 ...

By School's Out Washington

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. 

By School's Out Washington

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 visi...