Recent ActivityKeys to Successful Partnerships • Hold regularly scheduled meetings of the Partners in Education team. • Maintain clear communication among members of the team. • Involve several school staff members and community organization representatives on your Partners in Education team. • Rotate new representatives on the team yearly. • Rotate your meeting site from the school to the community organization to a neutral site. • Clearly state the team’s goals and expectations in writing. Include those who are responsible for activities with a time line. • Include the school improvement plan in the planning process. • Make sure that “thank you” is said often. • Maintain some degree of flexibility in planning. • Use volunteers wisely to keep their enthusiasm high. • Hold a planning meeting in late spring/early summer to prepare for events and activities in August as school opens. • Keep a file of minutes and notes to pass on to replacements or new team members. • Identify parents from the school who are part of the community organization, and involve them in the partnership. • Include a parent on the school Partners in Education team. • Clearly identify and communicate any budgeted funds that are designated for the partnership. • Get the commitment of the school principal and the community organization’s top management. • Include students in the planning process where it is age appropriate. • Promote your partnership activities within the school and at the community organization location(s). |
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