School-Community Partn rships

Policy and Proc dur s Summary

Partn rship with th community is ss ntial to our succ ss Wh n w

align and coordinat our fforts w will cr at a s aml ss w b of

supports addr ss barri rs to l arning and g n rat n w opportuniti s

that str ngth n family school and community By working tog th r

w will nsur that schools ar mor ff ctiv caring plac s that

conn ct stud nts and famili s with ss ntial r sourc s and l arning

opportuniti s

How do s MMSD d fin partn rship

A collaborativ r lationship b tw n MMSD and community ntiti s that is mutually b n ficial and

works toward shar d goals and purpos through an agr d upon division of labor s rvic s outcom s

and financial r sponsibility

What is Policy 7544 - School and Community Partn rships What is its purpos

Board Policy 7544 - School and Community Partn rships includ s guid lin s (k y d finitions guiding

principl s) and proc dur s for formalizing a partn rship (d v lopm nt of M morandum of Agr m nt

and r quir d approvals) Th int nt of th policy is to nsur that partn rships cl arly articulat shar d

purpos rol s and r sponsibiliti s communication structur outcom s m trics and monitoring

sch dul Th M morandum of Agr m nt (MOA) b com s a guiding docum nt that driv s

impl m ntation monitoring and accountability of th partn rship in a way int nd d to fost r

continuous improv m nt

What is th proc ss for formalizing a partn rship

D p nding on th int nsity-l v l a partn rship mov s through th Board of Education (BOE) in diff r nt

ways An MOA is r quir d to b d v lop d for m dium and high int nsity partn rships An MOA is a

docum nt d tailing th agr m nt b tw n partn rs of shar d purpos outcom s division of labor

s rvic s and financial r sponsibility Th proc ss to formaliz a partn rship p r BOE policy is illustrat d

b low Th Strat gic Partn rships amp Innovation (SPampI) d partm nt provid s guidanc and support to

MMSD staff and partn rs throughout th proc ss

Submit Inquiry

(Part er or MMSD

staff)

Determine

Intensity

(SPampI a d MMSD

staff)

Develop MOA

(MMSD staff a d

part er)

BOE Notice and

Approval

(SPampI)

Implement and

Monitor

Partnership

(MMSD staff a d

part er)

Refine and Renew

Partnership

(MMSD staff a d

part er)

BOE Notice and

Approval

(SPampI)

What do s it m an to b a ldquopartn rship own rrdquo

Ev ry partn rship has an MMSD staff m mb r ldquoown rrdquo Partn rship own rs ar xp ct d to carry out

sp cific r sponsibiliti s n c ssary for a partn rship to thriv Th r ar various own rship l v ls In som

cas s MMSD staff m mb rs may own a partn rship on multipl l v ls

bull Organizational own r SLTCOLT m mb r or school administrator assign d to ov rs ov rall

r lationship with partn r organization

bull Programmatic own r MMSD staff m mb r assign d to ov rs impl m ntation and monitoring of

partn rship

bull Op rational own r MMSD staff m mb r(s) assign d to impl m nt sp cific tasks r lat d to th

partn rship

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Exp ctations of MMSD Partn rship Own rs

ORGANIZATIONAL

OWNER

SLTCOLT m mb r or school administrator assign d to ov rs ov rall

r lationship with partn r organization (i El m Schools of Hop SPampI Dir ctor)

Communication bull Fost rs positiv collaborativ r lationship with partn r l ad rship

bull Supports probl m solving wh n r lationship n ds assistanc nsur s

r solution b tw n MMSD and partn r

bull Att nds high-profil v nts host d by partn r organization

Impl m ntation bull Provid s guidanc to partn r organization and MMSD programmatic

own r r garding alignm nt with district prioriti s and syst ms

Monitoring bull Signs off on final MOA

bull R vi ws outcom s (mid nd of y ar) mak s k y d cisions about viability

of partn rship ongoing commitm nt of r sourc s bas d on outcom s

PROGRAMMATIC

OWNER

MMSD staff m mb r assign d to ov rs impl m ntation and monitoring of

partn rship (i El m Schools of Hop Community Partn rships Coordinator)

Communication bull Fost rs positiv collaborativ r lationship with partn r staff

bull Engag s in on-going communication with program staff to support

impl m ntation

bull Ensur s consist nt agr d-upon xt rnal communication about

partn rship

bull Provid s updat s to SLTCOLT school administrators and BOE as r l vant

Impl m ntation bull Ensur s alignm nt of partn rship with district andor school prioriti s

syst ms and structur s

bull Ensur s agr d-upon r sourc s ar provid d

bull Supports acc ss to and collaboration with oth r MMSD staff as n d d

bull Co-d v lops co-l ads andor att nds partn rship v nts and activiti s

bull D l gat s op rational tasks to oth r MMSD staff as appropriat

Monitoring bull L ads d v lopm nt of MOA with partn r organization with support from

SPampI as n d d

bull Supports acc ss to data as agr d upon and coordinat s with RAD

d partm nt as n d d

bull Analyz s and int rpr ts monitoring data to d t rmin adjustm nts

n c ssary for continuous improv m nt

bull Coordinat s mid-y ar and y ar- nd progr ss monitoring m tings

bull R vis s MOA with partn r organization annually with support from SPampI as

n d d

OPERATIONAL

OWNER

MMSD staff m mb r(s) assign d to impl m nt sp cific tasks n c ssary to

impl m nt partn rship (i El m Schools of Hop SPampI Programs Assistant)

bull Impl m nts tasks as assign d by programmatic own r

SPampI DEPARTMENT

bull Fi lds partn rship inquiri s and r vi ws with r l vant MMSD staff

bull Communicat s with BOE r garding partn rship d v lopm nt and r sponds to inquiri s

bull Pr s nts high-int nsity partn rships to BOE in collaboration with MMSD partn rship own r

bull Supports MOA d v lopm nt proc ss and r vi ws final MOAs

bull Supports ldquomatch-makingrdquo b tw n schoolsd partm nts and community organizations

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