Resources and Tools

The Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County offers technical assistance to districts, families and community teams with access to community resources, needs assessments, planning strategies, and team development. Additional information may be found in General Information.
 

• Team Development 
   
• Needs Assessment
  • Family Tools
    • Conducting Parent Caregiver Focus Groups
    • Family – Questionnaire / Brainstorming
    • Family - Survey
    • ODE Family Involvement Survey and Instructions
  • Needs Assessment Tools
    • Measurement Scales for Youth and Young Adults
    • Needs Assessment Data [academic/nonacademic]
    • Needs Assessment Data Crosswalk
    • Needs Assessment Regional Training Workbook
    • Needs Assessment Template
    • ODE Needs Assessment PPT
    • Risk and Protective Factors Tools
       
• Strategies and Action Steps
  • Strategies for Key Types of Engagement
    • Communicating with Families
    • Engaging Families in Leadership and Participation
    • Engaging Families with a Welcoming Climate
    • Improving Perception of Educational Quality
    • Involving Families and Community in Student Learning
    • Strategies for Partnering with Families to Build Supportive Learning Environments
  • Strategies to Address School Issues with Engagement
    • Partnering with Families of Students in Out-of-School-Time
    • Partnering with Families to Address Discipline Issues
    • Partnering with Families Truancy and Attendance Issues
    • Partnering with Families to Improve Education Transitions
    • Partnering with Families to Improve Literacy Skills [K-5]
    • Partnering with Families to Improve Student's Math Skills [K-5]
  • Strategies for Engagement with Particular Populations
    • Partnering with Families in the Military, National Guard and Reserves
    • Partnering with Families Living in Rural Areas
    • Partnering with Families LIving in Urban Areas
    • Partnering with Families of High Mobility and Homeless Students
    • Partnering with Families of Middle and High School Families
       
• Community Resources