Resources for expanded learning professionals

By Latima Charbonneau

Often, there are several types of community partners operating in schools simultaneously. Cooperative partners operate autonomously, but may share one or more goals with the school. Collaborative p...

By Latima Charbonneau

This unconventional final report — a collection of 18 x 24 posters — highlights each journey of Youth Development Executives of King County’s sixteen 2019 Whole Child, Whole Day mini-grantees...

By Latima Charbonneau

In early 2022, Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC) announced grantees of the Thriving Leaders of Color Fund, an initiative designed to advance, rejuvenate, and/or celebrate leaders ...

By Latima Charbonneau

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 Latima Charbonneau

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...

By Latima Charbonneau

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...