Stronger Connections Grantee Resources
Building Safe Healthy, and Supportive Learning Environments Convening – June 2025
Tending the Roots: Cultivating Wellbeing to Build Stronger Connections
Using Data to Drive Action Planning
Knowledge Sharing – Strategies for Collaborating with Educators, Families, and External Partners
Strategies for Collaborating with Educators
- Self-Assessment (Word)
- Self-Assessment Crosswalk with NCStar(PDF)
Strategies for Collaborating with Families
- Self-Assessment (Word)
- Self-Assessment Crosswalk with NCStar (PDF)
- SA Crosswalk with NC 7 Essential Components (PDF)
- The Parent, Family, and Communitty Engagement (PFCE) 7 Essential Components (PDF)
Strategies for Collaborating with Community Partners
- Self-Assessment (Word)
- Self-Assessment Crosswalk with NCStar (PDF)
Other Templates
- Notetaking Guide (Word)
- Validating Composite Score Evidence Worksheet (Word)
- Action Planning & Brainstorming Worksheet (Word)
- SCG Implementation Plan (Excel)
Facilitator Resources:
- Facilitator Guide (PDF)
- Brainstorming Tips (PDF)
- Consensus Building Tips (PDF)
- Conversational Impasse Tips (PDF)
- Encouraging Participation Tips (PDF)
- Energizers, Brain Breaks, & Engaging Activities Tips (PDF)
- Team Lead Facilitator Guide (PDF)
- Tools and Steps for Self-Assessment – Planning Exercises presentation slides
September 2025 Support & Solutions Circle
- Presentation slides (pdf)
- Reflect & Discuss Activity #1 (Word)
- Refect & Discuss Activity #2 (Word)