Phase 2
Partnership Development
With a shared vision and coalition in place, leaders, LEAs and COEs begin identifying and connecting with health partners to bring school-based wellness to life. Through intentional relationship-building, teams work to align education and healthcare systems around a common goal: expanding access to care and strengthening the conditions that allow students to thrive.
Your Phase 2 Supports:
We continue walk alongside leaders as they expand their coalition and begin building or nourishing new or existing healthcare partnerships that will carry this work forward.
Outcomes for Phase 2
Our Work Together During Phase 2
Support Strategic Partner Identification
Guide leadership teams in identifying the right partners, including healthcare agencies (FQHCs) whose values, capacity, and commitment support the shared vision for student wellness.
Facilitate/Support Partnership Conversations
Facilitate opportunities for dialogue that foster trust, clarify expectations, and establish a shared understanding of the work ahead.
Establish Shared Purpose Across Systems
Help education and healthcare leaders connect to a collective why, ensuring partnerships are grounded in mutual responsibility for student wellbeing.
Clarify Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision Pathways
Guide collaborative planning to define how partners will work together in service of students. We provide sample contracts and MOUs for your team to scale this work faster.
Support Early Infrastructure Design
Assist leaders, teams, and partners in exploring operational considerations, including plans for service delivery and cross-system communication.
Explore Sustainability and Innovative Funding Pathways
Help leaders map funding opportunities and reimbursement structures that support durable and scalable efforts.
Alignment across education, healthcare, and community systems
Clarity around partner roles and collaborative responsibilities
Structures that support coordinated, student-centered care
Sustainable funding pathways to support long-term success
“In that meeting, people were patient. They leaned in...physically at the table. That’s when we knew we had the right partners.”
Michelle Zevely
Deputy Superintendent
Butte County Office of Education