Healthy school-community partnerships evaluation /

Partnerships and Services are an essential component for student achievement and the health of everyone in the school and surrounding community. [...] Roles of the individual from the school • Liaison – act as the connection between the school and community environments to establish new partnerships/opportunities and to maintain existing ones. [...] The more each side of the partnerships knows and understands, the stronger the partnership is. [...] Newsletters School newsletters, that contained photos in addition to the text, provided parents with a visual representation of the school’s healthy initiative, the impact that it had on the students, and where the money had been allocated to. [...] A broader knowledge and understanding about the school environment • Community partners gained insight and a new perspective lens about the school environment, such as how the school operates, how many staff are required to plan and implement an initiative, the potential stressors associated with managing large volumes of students, what resources and manpower.