Chapter Seventeen Strategies for Identifying Community Resources and Working with Community Partners © 2016 Taylor & Francis

In This Chapter You Should: Define the features of community collaboration Identify practices for effective interagency collaboration Describe ways in which all involved parties can collaborate © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Communication Legal obligations for open communication Schools versus parents/caregivers Types of communication What is the goal or purpose of communication? Informing caregivers Allowing caregivers to respond © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Participation Collaborative activities Restricted versus unrestricted Positive affects of caregiver participation Affects on children Affects on the school system © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Governance Building relationships through community governance Avoiding disagreements e.g., “Sex Education” curriculum Identifying which initiatives are important to the community © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Practices for Effective Interagency Collaboration Full-service or community schools Variety of services/information for the community Three collaborative components to community schools Collaboration among administrators Collaboration among community service providers Collaboration among members of participating agencies © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Ways in Which All Involved Come Together Reduction of stressors on families Improved academic and behavior among students Teachers are not responsible for additional services Interagency agreements Two IDEA-mandated transitions These are made easier through a collaborative relationship with outside service providers © 2016 Taylor & Francis