Partnership Planning
The P-12 Project has developed numerous partnerships between The Ohio State University and Ohio public schools, especially those serving students from underrepresented populations. Campus visits by P-12 students, focused on developing college aspirations, are a key feature of these partnerships.
From this experience, the P-12 Project has developed tools and resources for systematic planning of partnership events. This page includes links to these resources (Word and Excel files), which were developed by Kathy Cameron, former graduate assistant for the P-12 Project. An article by Kathy on The Principal's Office website provides more advice for school partnerships:
Timelines
Timelines for planning campus visits and events for school students help planners organize the event. Links are provided for a general planning timeline and one specific to Ohio State.
- General Timeline for Colleges Planning Visits by School Students
- Timeline for Student Visits to The Ohio State University
Helpful Hints
These hints will help ensure a successful event. Special hints have been developed regarding overnight visits and camps. Have a suggestion for a helpful hint that is not here? E-mail p12@osu.edu.
Contact Lists
Two types of blank contact lists are provided to help planners keep track of all people involved in the partnership. A list of contacts compiled from years of partnerships in which the P-12 Project has been involved is provided to assist with planning. Note that inclusion on this list does not imply that the contact person will be available to assist with all partnerships, just that they have done so at least once in the past. Considering all sources and brainstorming fully to come up with contact people for events is best.
- Event Contact List (Excel)
- Event Contact List (Word)
Sample Schedules
This section contains a blank sample schedule for a day-long campus visit, as well as several actual schedules used for past visits.
- Sample Schedule for School-Day Campus Visit
- Harambee Christian School Visit by Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Students—October 16, 2007
- Harambee Christian School Visit by Fifth-Grade Students—February 10, 2009
- Harambee Christian School Visit by Third- and Fourth-Grade Students—April 28, 2009
- Harambee Christian School Grades 4-8 Family Event—May 21, 2009
- Program Outline, Baseball Day—May 13, 2008
- Detailed Program—Baseball Day, May 13, 2008
- Project KEY Visit by Middle School Students—May 20, 2008
- Project KEY Visit by Middle School Students—May 19, 2009
- Johnson Park Middle School Student Visit—October 15, 2005
- Johnson Park Middle School Student Visit—May 19, 2006
- Johnson Park Middle School Student Visit—January 18, 2007
