COMMUNIT Y AND SCHOOL PART NE RSHIPS
WHY DO WE NE E D PART NE RSHI PS? Stude nt de ve lopme nt and suc c e ss do not oc c ur in a vac uum. Stude nt de ve lo pme nt a nd suc c e ss re q uire the ongoing, ation b e twe e n the stude nt , the ir positive c oope r family and/ or k, and the c ommunity a t la rg e . suppor t ne twor No o ne a g e nc y o r o rg a niza tio n c a n pro vide a ll o f the ne c e ssa ry suppo rts. Collabor ation and par tne r ships ar e the ke ys to life long suc c e ss for stude nts and familie s.
WHAT E XACT L Y I S A PART NE RSHI P, ANYWAY? Par tne r ships ar e : Par tne r ships ar e not: Mutually be ne fic ial r e lationships Adve rtising o r ma rke ting be twe e n sc hools and the c ommunity. o ppo rtunitie s fo r the b usine ss o r Pa rtne rships suppo rt stude nt c o mmunity pa rtne r. a c hie ve me nt b y pro viding A do na tio n o f re so urc e s (mo ne y, e duc a tio na l o ppo rtunitie s a nd/ o r time , pro duc ts) witho ut a link to a pro g ra ms fo r stude nts, te a c he rs a nd c urric ula r a c tivity o r pro g ra m. sta ff. Oppo rtunitie s ma de a va ila b le to Pa rtne rship o ppo rtunitie s a re a lig ne d spe c ific stude nts a t a c o st, e ve n if with the stra te g ic pla n a nd va lue s o f o ffe re d a t a disc o unt (ma rtia l a rts the sc ho o l distric t. le sso ns, tuto ring , e tc .) Suc c e ssful pa rtne rships re ly o n time ly An o ff-site o r c o mmunity e ve nt a t a nd re spe c tful c o mmunic a tio n whic h stude nts a nd fa milie s a re b e twe e n pa rtne rs. invite d to pa rtic ipa te
WHE RE DO WE GO T O ST ART T HE PROCE SS? T he distr ic t’s Par tne r ship Offic e , Volunte e r Offic e , Community E ngage me nt Offic e or Busine ss Offic e c a n sha re the pro g ra m info rma tio n with spe c ific sc ho o ls tha t a re mo st c lo se ly a lig ne d with the g o a ls o f the c o mmunity pa rtne r a nd the pro g ra m. T he y c a n tro ub le sho o t, me dia te , a nd suppo rt b o th the sc ho o ls a nd the pa rtne r. T he y c a n ve t pa rtne rs to a ssure stude nt a nd sc ho o l sa fe ty a nd pro g ra m re le va nc e . An e xisting r e lationship with a te a c he r o r a dministra to r c a n he lp o pe n the do o r to a pro g ra m fo r tha t te a c he r’ s c la ssro o m, whic h c a n the n b e sha re d with o the r te a c he rs a c ro ss the distric t. T he distr tme nt c a n he lp ide ntify a nd fa c ilita te pro g ra ms tha t ha ve a stro ng ic t’s Cur r ic ulum De par tie to spe c ific c urric ulum o r a re a o f ne e d. ms tha t c o nne c t b usine sse s with stude nts c a n le a d to suc c e ssful We b- base d platfor pa rtne rships. Busine sse s a nd c o mmunity g ro ups c a n re g iste r with a distric t to pro vide fa c ility to urs, c la ssro o m pre se nta tio ns a nd pro g ra ms, inte rnships, a ppre ntic e ships a nd me nto ring . T he se pla tfo rms c a n o fte n b e fo und o n distric t we b site s o r thro ug h a wo rk-b a se d le a rning pro g ra m a t a sc ho o l.
WHAT DOE S T HE PSD PART NE RSHI P OF F I CE DO? Co mmunity Pa rtne rs Busine ss Outre a c h Pa rtne rs PSD Pa rtne rship Offic e Curric ulum, Pro g ra ms & E ve nts Sta ff Vo lunte e rs
T HE PSD PART NE RSHI P OF F I CE ship Offic e fa c ilita te s pa rtne rship o ppo rtunitie s b e twe e n c o mmunity g ro ups a nd sc ho o ls, T he PSD Par tne r pro g ra ms a nd de pa rtme nts. We wo rk with po te ntia l c o mmunity pa rtne rs a nd o rg a niza tio ns to e nsure stude nt sa fe ty a nd missio n a lig nme nt PSD We ide ntify a b ro a d ra ng e o f po te ntia l pa rtne rs within the Par tne r ship c o mmunity a nd fa c ilita te tho se c o nne c tio ns with the Offic e sc ho o ls We e nsure o ur c o mmunity pa rtne rships a re suc c e ssful b y pro viding pro fe ssio na l, time ly c o mmunic a tio n a nd suppo rt. T he Pa rtne rship Offic e o ffe rs a c o mpre he nsive da ta b a nk o f o ppo rtunitie s, pro g ra ms a nd pa rtne rs tha t will suppo rt stude nts a nd sta ff in c re a ting a nd susta ining c o nne c tio ns with the wo rld a nd pe o ple a ro und the m.
COMMUNI T Y PART NE RS Our Community Par e no n-pro fit a nd g o ve rnme nta l a g e nc ie s pro viding se rvic e s tne r s ar to stude nts & fa milie s Coats and Boots pro vide s ne w winte r c o a ts a nd b o o ts to stude nts in T itle 1 sc ho o ls a t no c o st to the stude nts Pr oje c t Vision wo rks with lo c a l de ntists a nd oje c t Smile / Pr Co mmunity o phtha lmo lo g ists to sc re e n stude nts fo r po te ntia l de nta l a nd Pa rtne rs visio n pro b le ms, a nd pro vide fo llo w-up c a re a t no c o st Supply Our Stude nts b ring s to g e the r 5 c o mmunity pa rtne rs to e nsure a ll stude nts in the Po udre Sc ho o l Distric t ha ve ne e de d sc ho o l supplie s F y Clubs a nd se rvic e o rg a niza tio ns o ffe r or t Collins Rotar te a c he r re c o g nitio ns, stude nt c o mpo sitio n c o nte sts, a nd dic tio na rie s to stude nts a c ro ss the distric t
BUSI NE SS PART NE RS Our Busine ss Par s suppo rt stude nts a nd sta ff with e xpe rie nc e s a nd o ppo rtunitie s tne r Woodwar d, Inc . pro vide s stude nt inte rnships, a ppre ntic e ships, e mplo ye e s se rve o n the PSD F o unda tio n Bo a rd o f Dire c to rs UCHe alth pro vide s he a lth a nd fitne ss c la sse s fo r stude nts a nd sta ff; suppo rt he a lth se c to r c a re e r pa thwa ys in hig h sc ho o ls Busine ss Pa rtne rs Columbine He alth Syste ms o ffe rs stude nt inte rnships, me nto ring , a ppre ntic e ships a nd suppo rts he a lth se c to r pa thwa ys in hig h sc ho o l E ng ine e ring a nd a rc hite c tura l firms, fina nc ia l inve stme nt b usine sse s a nd o the rs pro vide c la ssro o m pre se nta tio ns a nd le c ture s
CURRI CUL UM, PROGRAMS & ST AF F PART NE RS s pro vide pro g ra ms tha t dire c tly suppo rt in-sc ho o l Cur r ic ulum, Pr ogr am and Staff Par tne r pro g ra ms & pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt o ppo rtunitie s fo r sta ff Co mmunity pa rtne rs pro vide T e a c he r E xte rnships o f 40 ho urs thro ug h the summe r F ro nt Ra ng e Co mmunity Co lle g e , Co lo ra do Sta te Unive rsity a nd Unive rsity o f No rthe rn Co lo ra do o ffe r c o nc urre nt e nro llme nt to a ll Curric ulum, hig h sc ho o l stude nts Pro g ra ms & Sta ff Co mmunity pa rtne rs o ffe r wo rk-b a se d le a rning o ppo rtunitie s inc luding ACE (Alte rna tive a nd Co o pe ra tive E duc a tio n), Pa CE (Pro fe ssio na l a nd Co mmunity E xpe rie nc e ), PWR I nte rnships (Po stse c o nda ry a nd Wo rkfo rc e Re a dy)
VOL UNT E E RS Our Volunte e r s a re pa re nts a nd c o mmunity me mb e rs who wo rk in o ur sc ho o ls to suppo rt stude nts & fa milie s Vo lunte e rs re g iste r o nline a nd must pa ss a b a c kg ro und c he c k Vo lunte e rs se rve a s visio n a nd he a ring sc re e ne rs, lite ra c y Vo lunte e rs c ha mpio ns, spe lling b e e pre pa ra to rs, a nd fie ld trip c ha pe ro ne s Vo lunte e rs me nto r stude nts, a ssist with lunc h dutie s, a nd se rve a s a dministra tive a ssista nts to te a c he rs a nd sta ff
OUT RE ACH AND E VE NT S T hro ug h Outr ve nts, we wo rk with o the r a g e nc ie s to ra ise a wa re ne ss o f e ac h and E pa rtne rship o ppo rtunitie s a c ro ss the c o mmunity a nd pro vide o ppo rtunitie s to ne two rk a nd le a rn fro m e a c h o the r Pa rtne rship Offic e sta ff a tte nds Pa re nt E ng a g e me nt Nig hts, a nd suppo rts the City o f F o rt Co llins’ Re c re a tio n a nd Vo lunte e r e ve nts Pa rtne rship Offic e sta ff c o o rdina te s with the F o rt Co llins Cha mb e r Outre a c h o f Co mme rc e to pro vide c o mmunity le a rning o ppo rtunitie s thro ug h L e a de rship F o rt Co llins a nd L e a de rship No rthe rn Co lo ra do T he Pa rtne rship Offic e we lc o me s 30 c o mmunity me mb e rs e a c h ye a r fo r PSD I nsig ht, pro viding in-de pth info rma tio n to c o mmunity me mb e rs a b o ut PSD o pe ra tio ns a nd de pa rtme nts E ve nts Pa rtne rship Offic e sta ff a re me mb e rs o f pro fe ssio na l o rg a niza tio ns, se rve o n lo c a l no n-pro fit b o a rds, a nd vo lunte e r with c o mmunity o rg a niza tio ns
WHAT ARE T HE CHAL L E NGE S T O PART NE RI NG?
We ar e a (site - base d) for tr e ss. Ac c e ss to stude nts/ fa milie s is pro te c te d. E ve ry sc ho o l ha s it’ s o wn c ulture , a nd de c ide s wha t pro g ra ms to o ffe r stude nts. All pa rtne rs ne e d to b e ve tte d a nd sc re e ne d fo r stude nt sa fe ty. T ime is of the e sse nc e . T e a c he r time is limite d. Cla ssro o m time is limite d. T ime o f the ye a r – b e g inning o f the ye a r, te sting , winte r a nd spring b re a ks. Une xpe c te d or pr ohibitive c osts. Ma te ria ls, lunc he s, tra nspo rta tio n, e tc . F E RPA is a thing. So is PII. F a mily E duc a tio na l Rig hts & Priva c y Ac t o f 1974. By la w, we c a nno t sha re pe rso na lly ide ntifia b le info rma tio n (PI I ) a b o ut stude nts. Distr ic t polic ie s gove r n par tne r ships.
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