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Want to find resources, articles, and guides that help you develop effective school-community partnerships? This page has the information you need to expand your knowledge and discover new ideas. Looking for help with your projects? Join one of our lunch & learns to workshop with our team.

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We’ve gathered everything a school partner needs in one place: goal-setting guides, project ideas by category, and the tools our coaches use to help partnerships start strong. Whether you’re planning your first project or looking for a fresh idea for a school you’ve served for years, start here. Bookmark it. We add to it as our network grows, and you’ll want to see the new resources coming out regularly.

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Blog Posts and Articles

Stenciled Messages Encourage Students

Creating an environment that encourages and inspires kids was the reason first-year Southwood principal, Dr. April Sutherland, requested her church partners at Connection Point…

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Center Middle School Partnership Highlights

Committed to supporting students and staff at Center Middle School, Universal Construction and Evangel Church have come around the principal’s goals throughout the school…

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Paint Day at Grandview Middle School

Paint Day at Grandview Middle School

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Outdoor Play Space Created Using Recyclable Materials

Outdoor Play Space Created Using Recyclable Materials

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Community Supports Two Hickman Mills Schools to Undergo Bright Changes Inside and Out

Ingels Elementary and Warford Elementary in Hickman Mills both received freshly painted classroom walls and beautiful landscaping done in July to spruce up their…

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Project Shine at M.E. Pearson Elementary in KCK

Approximately 100 volunteers from the KCK community gave of their time and talent at M.E. Pearson Elementary July 29 to give the school a…

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Partners and Families Collaborate To Restore School Campus

On Saturday, March 25, 2017, Hope Dental, Missouri Care, Turning Point Church as well as the Millennium at Santa Fe parents were at the…

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Serving the Many Needs of a School

Indian Creek Elementary in Center School District has benefited in numerous ways through its partnership with Colonial Presbyterian Church. Through the Lead to Read…

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Community Partners Renovate Staff Lounge

The Broken Arrow Caring for Kids community partners in Shawnee, Kansas, did an amazing job of renovating the school’s teachers’ lounge over the winter…

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