YDEKC

It takes a comprehensive, complementary, and well-coordinated range of programs and services to ensure every child has what they need to learn, grow, and thrive. When community organizations, youth, families, schools, and districts partner to provide these supports in a community, we build our collective capacity for systems change at the same time. If a partnership ecosystem is, “the network of interconnected organizations and adults who provide a system of supports for students,” then who are the people and organizations in your school-community partnership ecosystem, how are they connected, and what are you doing to strengthen individual relationships?  

Collaborative partners in a school and community partnership context work jointly together on a program or programs towards a shared goal. Partners understand their shared goals, meet regularly, influence each other’s work, have explicit agreements around communication, and collect and review data together. This session will introduce participants to a Partnership Design and Planning Tool designed to guide partners in setting explicit expectations and building a strong foundation for future collaboration. This tool from YDEKC’s School and Community Partnership Toolkit will provide you with a takeaway resource to explore during the workshop and apply after the session in depth.    This workshop is designed for leaders at all levels within schools, school districts, and community-based organizations who are developing or managing partnerships between schools and [...] KEEP READING

It takes a comprehensive, complementary, and well-coordinated range of programs and services to ensure every child has what they need to learn, grow, and thrive. When community organizations, youth, families, schools, and districts partner to provide these supports in a community, we build our collective capacity for systems change at the same time. If a partnership ecosystem is, “the network of interconnected organizations and adults who provide a system of supports for students,” then who are the people and organizations in your school-community partnership ecosystem, how are they connected, and what are you doing to strengthen individual relationships?