Here is a video by the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems with 10 ways to build school-community partnerships. Their 10 suggestions are:
- Give young people a voice
- Plan for effective collaboration
- Develop a shared vision
- Establish clear roles and responsibilities for each partner
- Engage in joint professional development
- Blend school and community staff in a specific way
- Share accountability for a specific accountability
- Engage the right leaders
- Get help identifying diverse funding sources
- Use the Toolkit for Expanding Learning (Yes, they throw in a bit of promotion as the last of the 10 tips)
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