# Assessing School-Community Collaboration 

Community resources are used to strengthen schools, families, and
student health and learning.

+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| **Indicators**                 | **      | **     | **Sel | *      |
|                                | Consist | Freque | dom** | *Not** |
|                                | ently** | ntly** |       |        |
|                                |         |        | *     | **Evi  |
|                                | **Ev    | **Evi  | *Evid | dent** |
|                                | ident** | dent** | ent** |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Information is regularly   |         |        |       |        |
|     distributed regarding      |         |        |       |        |
|     cultural, recreational,    |         |        |       |        |
|     academic, health, social,  |         |        |       |        |
|     and other resources that   |         |        |       |        |
|     serve community members.   |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Partnerships are developed |         |        |       |        |
|     with local businesses and  |         |        |       |        |
|     student groups to advance  |         |        |       |        |
|     student learning and       |         |        |       |        |
|     assist schools and         |         |        |       |        |
|     families.                  |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Employers are encouraged   |         |        |       |        |
|     to adopt policies and      |         |        |       |        |
|     practices that promote and |         |        |       |        |
|     support adult              |         |        |       |        |
|     participation in           |         |        |       |        |
|     prevention and education.  |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Student participation in   |         |        |       |        |
|     community service is       |         |        |       |        |
|     fostered.                  |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Community members are      |         |        |       |        |
|     involved in school         |         |        |       |        |
|     volunteer programs.        |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Information about school   |         |        |       |        |
|     programs and events is     |         |        |       |        |
|     disseminated to the        |         |        |       |        |
|     community.                 |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Collaboration with         |         |        |       |        |
|     community agencies helps   |         |        |       |        |
|     to provide learning        |         |        |       |        |
|     opportunities that enable  |         |        |       |        |
|     parents/caregivers to more |         |        |       |        |
|     fully participate in       |         |        |       |        |
|     prevention and education.  |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+
| -   Staff members are informed |         |        |       |        |
|     about the resources that   |         |        |       |        |
|     are available in the       |         |        |       |        |
|     community, and strategies  |         |        |       |        |
|     for utilizing those        |         |        |       |        |
|     resources.                 |         |        |       |        |
+--------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+--------+

*Adapted from the National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement
Programs, National Parent-Teacher Association. This and other
family/community involvement tools are available online at:
http://www.pta.org/programs/invstand.htm.*