Collaboration

School boards can create incentives and eliminate regulation barriers to make it easier for schools to develop partnerships to support extended-day learning opportunities for students.  Following are various kinds of organizations and agencies that school districts around the country have collaborated with successfully.

  • arts and cultural groups
  • civic organizations—life skills
  • colleges and universities—offering courses and providing tutors
  • community-based organizations (CBOs), such as 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Y’s, etc.
  • county/city extension offices—nutrition and health/fitness programs
  • faith-based organizations (FBOs)
  • law enforcement agencies—mentoring and athletic leagues
  • local businesses—job shadowing and internships
  • museums and libraries
  • parks and recreation departments—supervised recreation

If you would like more information about how to partner with other organizations and agencies in your own community, contact Aaron Dorsey, EDLO Program Manager, at adorsey@nsba.org or (703) 838-6752.


 

Additional Resources

Partnerships, Alliances and Coordination Techniques (PACT) Initiative
This initiative of the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) provides policymakers the resources, training, and technical assistance to build more comprehensive and collaborative early care and education systems for children and families.

Peer Communication Strategies To Support Extended-Day learning Opportunities
This issue brief provides examples of how school board members can become more effective messengers and opinion shapers on the concept of after-school programs and other extended-day learning opportunities.

Building Partnerships for Extended-Day Learning Opportunities
This issue brief provide examples on how school board members can help build and can champion various types of partnerships to sustain quality after-school programs.

Building Partnerships for Extended-Day Learning Opportunities
This issues brief examines how school board members can help build and champion various partnerships to sustain quality after-school programs.

 
 
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