Resources for expanded learning professionals

By School's Out Washington

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-communi...

By School's Out Washington

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 ...

By School's Out Washington

Use this tool to think about possible meeting topics and structures that would best suit your partnership.

By School's Out Washington

How do you draft a partnership plan to propose to a school? This is one way to prepare for an initial meeting with school sites. This worksheet helps organizations answer essential questions about ...

By School's Out Washington

This worksheet is designed to help schools and community partners reflect on the steps they have taken to build a sustainable program and partnership over time. 

By School's Out Washington

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...