Communicate Findings

Remember the Ask and Tell activity? It's now time to tell stakeholders what you learned! 

To effectively communicate, you need to think about your audience. Who needs to hear about the information you collected? Where do they access information? Every school has different strategies to communicate with their community. We also recommend letting the principal know your plans.

Here are some ideas for your group to consider:

Principal or Admin Team

• • Request a meeting with your school's leadership

  • Invite them to attend a YPE meeting

All School Staff

• • Request to present at a staff meeting

  • Put a blurb in a staff or school newsletter

Students

• • Request to host a school or grade-level assembly

  • Hang posters around the school (see this example from Olson)

  • Write an article for the school newspaper (see this example from South High)

  • Create a video for your school's announcements (see this example from Southwest High - starts at 1:15)

Families or the Community

• • Request to post on the school social media sites

  • Request to post on the school website

  • Write a letter or create a handout for students to bring home

  • Present at a school Open House or Family Night (see this example from Jefferson)

Your YPE team will share your project at the YPE Spring Summit.

While most teams have created a PowerPoint, this is not required! Handouts, posters, videos, or other ideas are all welcome. You can view past projects on the 'YPE in MPS' page of this Google site and the YPE webpage on the Minneapolis Public Schools website.

Your presentation must have the following components:

• • Research Question (and why)

  • Data Collection Method(s) (and why)

  • Findings

  • Recommendations

  • Lessons Learned/Reflection on Process