Community Partnerships and Application Proccess
Partnerships support PSD's Strategic Plan
PSD community partners support students and the PSD Strategic Plan priority areas - Mental Health & Belonging, Literacy and Graduate With Options. Our valued partnerships align with district goals to provide equitable student access to learning opportunities, programs and services.
How To Become a Community Partner with PSD
We appreciate your interest and are excited to work with you! Here's how the process works to become a designated community partner in PSD:
Step 1: Submit an Application
All potential community PSD partners need to complete and submit a community partnership application, which asks for information about your organization and the services you'd like to offer. We'd also like to know what you need from PSD in order for you to provide services.
Step 2: Committee Reviews Applications
Applications are reviewed by the PSD community partnership committee made up of staff from the Student Services, Risk Management, Finance, Contracts, Legal and other departments. After your application is reviewed, you will be notified of next steps and may be asked to meet with members of the committee. Due to the school schedule partnerships will begin at the start of each semester.
Step 3: Partnership Contract
After the community partnership committee accepts your application to be a PSD partner, we'll develop an agreement that's specific to your agency and service, which may take two to three weeks to complete. Here's an EXAMPLE of a standard partnership agreement.
FAQs
- What do I need to know about community partnerships supporting the PSD Strategic Plan?
- What are PSD's educational goals and why do community partnerships need to align with them?
- What types of organizations does PSD partner with?
- How does PSD establish community partnerships? Can an individual school initiate a partnership with an agency?
- What role do teachers and staff play in fostering successful community agency partnerships?
- Are community partnerships evaluated?
- How can community agency partnerships help address my child’s specific educational needs or interests?
- What steps are taken to ensure the safety of students in these partnerships?
- How can I stay informed about the community agency partnerships at my child’s school?
- How can I provide feedback on community agency school activities and their impact on my child?
What do I need to know about community partnerships supporting the PSD Strategic Plan?
What are PSD's educational goals and why do community partnerships need to align with them?
What types of organizations does PSD partner with?
How does PSD establish community partnerships? Can an individual school initiate a partnership with an agency?
What role do teachers and staff play in fostering successful community agency partnerships?
Are community partnerships evaluated?
How can community agency partnerships help address my child’s specific educational needs or interests?
What steps are taken to ensure the safety of students in these partnerships?
How can I stay informed about the community agency partnerships at my child’s school?
How can I provide feedback on community agency school activities and their impact on my child?
Contact Information
Assistant Director of Student Services
Whitney Bennett-Clear | wbennettclear@psdschools.org.