Before anyone tries to improve schools, transform education or just make their school better through Meaningful Student Involvement, they should look over the tools for communities. This includes nonprofits, parents, student-led education organizing groups, and others.

SoundOut supports Meaningful Student Involvement in communities »

Tools for Communities

• Understanding Schools
• Intro to Meaningful Student Involvement
• Intro to Student Voice
• Intro to Student Engagement
• SoundOut Workshop Guide for Student/Adult Partnerships
• Meaningful Student Involvement and Community Engagement
• School/Community Partnerships
• Silencing Student Voice

Examples

• Community Collaborative to Improve District Nine Schools
• United States Student Voice Directory
• Tools for Students on School Boards

Challenges

• Understanding Student Disengagement
• Intro to Student Tokenism
• Adults as Barriers
• Students as Barriers
• Education Structure as a Barrier
• School Culture as a Barrier

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• Broadening the Bounds of Involvement: Transforming schools with student voice
• School/Community Partnerships
• “The Purpose of Schools”