MERSD District Plan - Community Partnerships

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    Core Value:  Community Partnerships
    We believe providing a quality education for our children is a shared responsibility, fostered by partnerships among the schools, families, businesses and the community at-large.

    Overarching Goal:  Strengthen partnerships with local charitable organizations.
    Summary of Current Status FY12:  MERSD benefits from strong community support.  A number of giving organizations provide financial supports that allow for extra-curricular and enrichment activities as well as providing funding for investments in classroom technology.   Our work going forward centers on strengthening these partnerships by aligning giving efforts with the districts strategic plan.

    Goal 1:  Improve school to home communication by implementing proactive school based outreach.
    Strategies
    Timeline
    Resources & Responsibilities
    Deliverables
    Measures of Implementation Documentation
    Develop a communications chart, identifying common methods of school to home outreach.
    FY13
    Superintendent in collaboration with
    Directors & Principals

    Resources:  NA
    Established communications chart shared with all school staff.
    Identify expectations for school to home communications, such as turn around time for phone or electronic communications.
    FY13
    Superintendent in collaboration with
    Directors & Principals

    Resources:  NA
    Established expectations shared with all school employees.
    Create a Volunteer Program that seeks to bring the talents of the community into the school by utilizing the skills and talents of parents and individuals of the general community.
    FY14
    Superintendent
    Subgroup of Administrative Council
    Members of parent and community organizations

    Resources:  Local school/community members
    Developed sustainable volunteer program within each school.

    Goal 2:  Align giving efforts with strategic plan.
    Strategies
    Timeline
    Resources & Responsibilities
    Deliverables
    Measures of Implementation Documentation
    Coordinate current giving efforts with district values, goals and initiatives.
    FY13
    Superintendent & Organization Leadership

    Resources:  Volunteers Local school/community members
    Established Protocol and RFP process for aligning projects.
    Design an evaluation tool to assess pilot programs to be recommended for district adoption.
    FY13
    Superintendent & Organization Leadership

    Resources:  
    • Regional Foundations
    • Volunteers Local school/community members
    Developed evaluation tool.
    Identify additional local charitable organizations with whom to partner.
    FY14
    Superintendent & Organization Leadership



    Resources:  Volunteers school/community members
    Established connections with local charitable organizations; in-house pamphlet created for staff listing local charitable organizations, contact information and services provided.