Tools for engaging the public
Drawn from the experience of working with communities to improve the design of school facilities, our tools for community engagement provide guidance for educators and civic leaders who want to facilitate discussion and cooperation.
10 Principles of Authentic Community Engagement
This brochure outlines a few key principles that characterize authentic community engagement.
Building new connections among residents and school, community, and city leaders, community engagement can expand the resources available and increase a community’s capacity to work successfully through challenges. The Community Engagement Guide shows how authentic engagement can be a strategy for school improvement.
Building a System of Excellent High Schools: A Framework and Tool for Discussion and Action
Co-produced by the Annenberg Institute and the Academy for Educational Development, this guide is designed for school districts and communities undertaking systemic high school transformation.