School & Community Partnerships

Resources to support student-centered work across sectors

Our school and community partnership resources are designed to help community-based partners to support student success before and after school, and in the summer. In this section, you will find research briefs, tip sheets, and practical tools on all topics related to cross-sector collaboration.

You can also access a suite of useful tools by browsing our School and Community Partnership Toolkit.

To hear directly from people who are putting these strategies and tools into practice, watch one or more of the recordings from Quick Connections – Partnership Stories & Strategies. This series highlights strategies and tools to build and strengthen school-community partnerships and is co-sponsored by School’s Out Washington and YDEKC.

For more information on our School and Community Partnership resources, contact Anne Arias.

IN THIS SECTION

School-Community Partnership Design and Planning Tool

Building a shared understanding of goals, programs and services, [...]

Human Centered Approach to Partnership Reflection

How you work together with your partners will impact [...]

Partnership Type Identification Checklist for Collaboratives

This checklist will help organizations who are part of [...]

Program Design and Scheduling Tool

This Work Plan Template highlights core categories and activities [...]

Logic Model Exercise for BSK Expanded Learning Initiative

Tool for utilizing the logic model in support of [...]

Reimagining Pay Equity Resource List – Compiled April 2022

List of a pay equity resources for non-profits to use [...]

Sample Data-Sharing Agreement

Sample agreement covering responsibilities of agencies requesting student data

Introducing the Logic Model Webinar

PowerPoint slides that accompany YDEKC's Introducing the Logic Model [...]

Elements of Equitable Partnerships (Graphic)

A definition of Equitable Partnerships, drawing on the work [...]

Elevator Pitch Activity-SEL Focus

Activity to help to refine an elevator pitch

Partnership Reflection Worksheet

Worksheet to help you to reflect on your partnership

Feedback Touch Points Worksheet

Worksheet to practice giving and receiving feedback