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• Will your school be “diverse by design”? Why or why not?

• Who are the students you will be serving? What are their needs?

• How do you build “with” and not “for” the community?

• How do you better understand the needs of the community?

• How might you make a strong case for the need for the school?

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• Create an asset map of your community

• Conduct empathy interviews and focus groups with families and community members

• Create marketing and recruitment materials

• Design and implement a pop-up or pilot

• Galvanize support from local politicians, community leaders, clergy

• Create/collaborate with student design team

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OR write a section of your charter petition/school application related to community engagement