2016
Community Outreach Team
Goals
 Engage the community in effort to keep students in
school; provide information about daytime curfew laws
and truancy
 Create partnerships with community stakeholders
 Educate community businesses about Student
Recovery Day efforts and the importance of school
attendance
 Post information regarding attendance law in receptive
businesses
Community Outreach Information
 Community outreach volunteers will be placed in teams
and asked to visit businesses in the community
 Be prepared when walking in the community
 Wear comfortable shoes, hat, sunscreen
 Make sure to take water and stay hydrated
 For safety purposes, as you walk through the
community remember to be vigilant
 Community outreach team members will be assigned a
task to include a spokesman, recorder and someone to
distribute the handouts/flyers
Community Outreach Packet
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Emergency Contact Label
Business Contact Log
Educational Options Flyer (English/Spanish)
Business Handout English
Business Handout Spanish
Map of the community divided by geographical area per
team
Community Outreach Team
Guidelines
 Refer to the Community Outreach Tips and Reminders
 Introduce team members, state that today is Student
Recovery Day
 Inform businesses that the goal is to reach out to
community businesses for support
 Complete the Business Contact Log
 Post Business Handouts and provide Educational
Options Flyer to businesses interested in supporting
SRD efforts
Safety is Essential!
Community Outreach Team
Procedures
DO:
 Be mindful and respectful of community
businesses
 Have maps and correct locations for visits to
local businesses in the area
 Wear your identification badge
 Introduce yourself and explain the purpose of
your visit
 Use suggested Community Outreach Tips and
Reminders to initiate conversation with
businesses
 Log all contacts on the Business Contact Log
 Post Business Handouts and provide
Educational Options Flyer to businesses
interested in supporting SRD efforts
 Have at least one cell phone per team
(recommended)
DO NOT:
 Confront anyone on the
street/business
 Place your team in dangerous
situation - leave immediately
 Jaywalk - use crosswalks
 Post materials without permission
from business
Business Contact Log
 Please record all
information on
the Business
Contact Log
Business Handout
 Please post Business
Handout at businesses
interested in
supporting SRD efforts.
Educational Options Flyer
 Provide Educational
Options Flyer to
businesses interested
in supporting SRD
efforts
Questions & Answers
Student Recovery Day 2015