~Intensive School and Community Partnerships Survey‏~

Dear community partners:

The Alliance for Education and Seattle Public Schools have started a process to seek public feedback on school and community partnerships.  Our goal is to use your input to inform the planning process for developing a model for Intensive School and Community Partnerships across our school district. This process includes:

1. 12 Focus Groups (including school and district staff, community based organizations, students, and families) – started in December 2010

2. Online Survey (attached below) – February 2011

3. Phone Survey – late February 2011

Attached are links to the online surveys:

Adults Only (i.e., parents, school staff, community partners): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/school_community_partnerships

Students Only: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/school_community_partnerships_studentsurvey

Please complete the surveys and/or email the links to your associates, community partners, and students. All survey responses are due no later than Friday, February 18^th! We hope to get a broad representation of the Seattle Public Schools district community. The surveys should take no more than 15 – 20 minutes. Please be aware there may be some duplication in this email message, as it will be sent to numerous partners.

We will build this framework for partnership over the course of this school year. We will emphasize, during this process, clarity regarding access to student data, engagement with SPS and schools, access to community resources, assurance of performance accountability, and alignment with academic growth and student outcomes. We’re also planning for a few school sites to embark on a more intensive partnership model by either building on existing work or by starting something new.

If you have questions, please contact Solynn McCurdy, Community Engagement Manager at the Alliance for Education, at 206-205-0329 or Solynn@alliance4ed.org. We sincerely appreciate your support and commitment to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to be successful in college, career, and life.

Best regards,

Solynn McCurdy

Community Engagement Manager

Alliance for Education

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P: 206-205-0329

F: 206-343-0455

E: solynn@alliance4ed.org

www.alliance4ed.org