School and Community Partnerships refers to the various stakeholders involved in youth development and learning to help facilitate access to a range of opportunities and supports. The collaborative efforts of these groups generally exceeds what one organization or group can do alone.
Resources
Increasing Capacity and Quality in Afterschool Programs: Lessons learned from New York City’s Beacons
OverviewBeacons are one of the nation's first citywide after school initiatives and now operate in five cities, serving more than 150,000 children, youth, and …
Envisioning a Different School Day: How Boston and New York Are Using Expanded Learning Time
Overview As we seek to prepare students for college and career success in the 21st Century, there has been a great deal of discussion around modernizing t…
Offering High School Credit Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
Overview This forum highlighted the New Hampshire Extended Learning Opportunities (NH ELO) Initiative that seeks to offer credit to high school students f…
Blurring the Boundaries of School: How Providence, Rhode Island, is Taking a Community Approach to Expanded Learning Opportunities
OverviewThis forum showcased the AfterZone Initiative in Providence, RI, that has taken a community-wide approach to providing afterschool opportunities for mi…