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Community PartnerOn-boarding
FALL, 2012 SESSION
www. SprocketsSaintPaul.org
Database and Quality• 22 organizations• Cityspan, managed by Wilder• Tracks participation and demographic info• Aggregate school data for organizations• Foundational Skills workshops• Youth Program Quality Assessment• Quality Coaching• After-school cohort
Gayle J. Smaller, Special Projects Coordinator [email protected]
Office of Family EngagementAnd Community Partnerships
A mutually beneficial relationship between Saint Paul Public Schools and an external entity with the primary goal of improving learner success.
What is a partnership?
Why are partnerships important?
Partnerships are essential to learner success:They provide additional extracurricular activities for our
students They help the community participate in the education of our
studentsThey provide students to culturally rich learning opportunities
schools are unable to provide because of a lack of resources
DAT RecommendationsRecommendation 1 Recommendation 2
Superintendent as partnership champion:
A cultural shift creating accountability for partnerships, making them strategic and coordinated.
Commitment of financial resources
Establish a community advisory team
District-wide infrastructure that includes:
Staffing support Infrastructure for organizing
partnerships Resources or toolkit to manage
partnerships
Infrastructure Includes: Single point of entry for partnership IntakeNew partner routing processOn-boarding process for all partners and internal stakeholders Single district-wide partnership database (including online
portfolios) Registration process for ALL community partners
Infrastructure Objectives
• New Partner routing process• On-boarding process for all partners and relevant internal staff • Single point of entry for partnership Intake• Single district-wide partnership database (including
online portfolios) • Registration process for ALL community partners • Align Partners with Strong Schools, Strong Communities
Partnerships should: • Align with SPPS goals• Assist with providing a more holistic education to
our students • Support principals, teachers and families with
student development
Becoming a partnerFill out online registration formSchedule informational interview with partnership teamReview and sign partnership agreement Partnership team submits PA for superintendent approval Partnership letter is sent to partnering organization leadershipOrganization receives authorization letter within 10 days
• Grant development• Letters of support• Routing of MOU’s
Our Role:
Letters of Support
• Key Consideration for Letters of Support: TIME - Please notify us at least 10 business days before due
To process a request for a letter of support, you will need to submit:• A draft of the letter of support• A Request for Proposal (the application package for
the grant you're applying for)• A draft of the grant• A draft of the budget
Our Department Will:• Review and revise as necessary• Determine the signatures necessary and route paperwork• Return original signed letter according to your directions• Please contact [email protected] for help with
these requests.
Our Approach
When we partner we think about: • The needs and wants of schools, families, students,
teachers and community members • Assets and gaps in a community or attendance area• How an organization could enrich and extend
programs/services• Specific program, license or grant requirements
Community Education Programs in St. Paul
Early learning and parent support programming• Early Childhood and Family Education (ECFE) for parents and
their children ages birth to five.Youth development programming• School age childcare—Discovery Club• Service Learning (bringing classroom and community learning together)• 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Youth Enrichment (out-of-school time
and summer programs)Adult Learning programming• Adult Basic Education (Adult Academics, ELL, Workforce preparation and GED
testing)• Adults with Disabilities (SEED, CLEAR and Culture Club)• Adult Enrichment (educational, recreational and cultural activities/classes) and
classes for senior citizens
Community Ed. Contacts• Adult Basic Education
Karen [email protected]
• Adults with DisabilitiesFaye [email protected]
• Adult EnrichmentKristin [email protected]
• Discovery ClubPenny [email protected]
• Early Childhood and Family EducationDonald Sysyn [email protected]
• 21st Century Learning CentersDeb [email protected]
• Youth EnrichmentShaun [email protected]
Closing Remarks
