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Community Relations

Practices by which school and district leaders communicate with, engage, support, and partner with the communities they serve.

See also: communications, family and community engagement

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School Climate Survey for Families Sacramento City Unified School District used this 2 page survey to gather family members' perspectives about school culture, equity, and the quality of interactions with school staff. It has been translated into 5 other languages at www.scusd.edu/post/2019-school-climate-survey-families. SOURCE: Sacramento City Unified School District TAGS family partnerships community relations culture and climate family and community engagement
IDRA’s Family and Community Engagement Survey This survey can be used to assess a school's effectiveness in partnering with families and communities around student achievement, access & equity, organizational support, and quality of interactions. Also available in Spanish. SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution TAGS assessment community relations family and community engagement
Austin ISD SEL Twitter Austin's SEL team uses Twitter to share news, announcements, and build awareness of SEL, as well as retweet posts from schools around the district doing great SEL work. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS parents/parenting media relations model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
Austin ISD SEL Facebook Austin's SEL team uses a Facebook page to share timely articles, new research, local news, shout-outs, and videos. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS reading lists - parents media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
Austin ISD SEL Pinterest Austin's Pinterest boards include favorite SEL themed books and videos, ideas for SEL integration, community-building practices, and more. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS reading lists - parents videos media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations instructional practices family and community engagement
SEL Department Home Page: Austin Austin's community-facing SEL webpage invites viewers to take a tour of model campuses and learn more about implementation in the district. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS SEL partnerships model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
Chicago Public Schools Districtwide Vision – Safe and Supportive Schools Chicago's vision and plan integrates SEL throughout its priorities, highlighted best in the section on safe and supportive learning environments. SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools TAGS communications community relations college and career readiness culture and climate building community integrate with district priorities
Washington DC’s 5 Year SEL Roadmap District of Columbia Public Schools Office of Equity timeline showing implementation targets for the first 5 years of SEL work. SOURCE: District of Columbia Public Schools TAGS staff onboarding implementation plan communications community relations integrate with district priorities district SEL expertise
Self-Assessment Checklist – Cultural Competence This checklist provides examples of the kinds of values and practices that foster an environment that is aware and respectful of cultural diversity, from Georgetown University's National Center for Cultural Competence. SOURCE: National Association of School Psychologists TAGS cultural competence anti-bias equity culturally responsive community relations building community
Minneapolis Public Schools SEL Homepage Minneapolis' public-facing SEL homepage shares an overview, resources, videos, local news, and has subpages for different audiences. SOURCE: Minneapolis Public Schools TAGS videos toolkit SEL overview communications community relations building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement

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