| Dear Public: Can We Talk? |  |
| This article identifies some key worries that many people are experiencing about public education. The authors then discuss "authentic engagement" - substantive give and take between those who have a vested interest in the decisions being made. Authentic engagement is an alternative to traditional approaches used for engagment in public education, which the authors believe is an expert-driven process. This article provides an approach to authentic engagement, as well as examples. |  |
| Community Engagement | |
| Chapter 5 of this report provides general information on what good community engagement looks like, and then details many case studies where districts have engaged the community using many different technologies and methods. Also provides a list of resources and sites at the end. | |
| The Business/Education Partnership Forum | |
| The Business/Education Partnership Forum is a resource for anyone involved with or interested in building successful partnerships between business and education. The Forum offers a directory of resources, list of organizations active in the field, and regular updates of news and announcements through its free monthly e-newsletter. | |
| Community/School Partnerships: A National Survey (PDF) | |
| This survey offers insights into how school/community partnerships are structured, and what kind of relationships schools and districts have established with external stakeholders. | |
| Guiding Principles For Business And School Partnerships | |
| This is a resource that is designed to "help educators and business leaders develop relationships that support mutual goals and that offers long-term, sustainable benefits." The document includes the guiding principals and case studies. | |
| What Works? Seven Strategies For Success In School Business Partnerships | |
| This tool takes the user through "7 strategies" of creating successfull school/business partnerships,and puts focus on what has worked in examples. CTO's can get tips and ideas for many of the 7 strategies. The website also identfies best practices through case studies, "Success tips" in the areas of program development, partners, communication, evaluation, and samples, and it provides examples of potential barriers and how to overcome them. | |
| Crafting Service Level Agreements, Part 2 | |
| Two school technologists offer advice and strategies for crafting successful service level agreements. | |
| 14 Tips For Negotiating Software Agreements | |
| A short article that provides information on how to successfully negotiate contracts with software vendors. | |