B. Partnering with The organized parent group and/or School staff and the parent group and/or the Community and business representatives work with Level 3: Mastering community school council is aware of local school council reach out to community school and parent leaders to assess the school Level 2: Progressing groups to community agencies and posts organizations to explore service provision to community’s needs. Partnerships and programs are strengthen notices of their events and services some of the school’s children and families. developed to support student success and align with Level 1: Initiating families and in the school. School staff also reaches out to businesses to school and district priorities. Together, the school support student solicit donations (of services or human and its partners find creative solutions to funding Not here yet success resources) and/or sponsorship of events. and staffing needs. These relationships are formalized with memoranda of understanding. C. Turning the The school and district make School facilities such as the computer lab, The school and district offers resources and Level 3: Mastering school into a hub buildings open and available for library/media center, classrooms, and gym activities for the whole community, drawing on Level 2: Progressing of community life use by outside groups in the are open year-round for broad community community agencies, organizations, and other evenings and weekends. use. School families and the surrounding educational institutions. The school is open Level 1: Initiating community members participate in the extended hours for use by outside groups to programming offered by outside agencies. provide services and educational opportunities to Not here yet the school’s families and the community.
B. Partnering with community groups to strengthen families and support student success The organized parent group and/or school council is aware of local community agencies and posts notices of their events and services in the school. School staff and the parent group and/or the school council reach out to community organizations to explore service provision to some of the school’s children and families. School staff also reaches out to businesses to solicit donations (of services or human resources) and/or sponsorship of events. Community and business representatives work with school and parent leaders to assess the school community’s needs. Partnerships and programs are developed to support student success and align with school and district priorities. Together, the school and its partners find creative solutions to funding and staffing needs. These relationships are formalized with memoranda of understanding. Level 3: Mastering Level 2: Progressing Level 1: Initiating Not here yet C. Turning the school into a hub of community life The school and district make buildings open and available for use by outside groups in the evenings and weekends. School facilities such as the computer lab, library/media center, classrooms, and gym are open year-round for broad community use. School families and the surrounding community members participate in the programming offered by outside agencies. The school and district offers resources and activities for the whole community, drawing on community agencies, organizations, and other educational institutions. The school is open extended hours for use by outside groups to provide services and educational opportunities to the school’s families and the community. Level 3: Mastering Level 2: Progressing Level 1: Initiating Not here yet
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