Build community engagement and stakeholder buy-in, supported by effective communication and simplified informed consent, to sustain school testing programs¶

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Description¶

The report's implementation lessons hold that testing programs succeed when schools invest in community engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders. It states that "Community engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders are critical to the success of a testing program," and that "Effective communication and simplified informed consent processes can a long way in building trust in testing programs and boosting participation rates." Schools should therefore pair testing logistics with trust-building communication and streamlined consent.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Community engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders
Effective communication with the school community
Simplified informed consent processes

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

K-12 students, teachers, and staff in schools implementing routine Covid-19 testing

Learning Goals¶

Maintaining safe, trusted in-person school environments so learning can continue

Claims¶

Oakland Unified sustained its full-service community schools initiative through leadership turnover and lean funding by engaging stakeholders, braiding funding sources, and enacting formal policy commitments [+W]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Divya Vohra, Patricia Rowan, John Hotchkiss, Kenneth Lim, Aimee Lansdale, So O'Neil. (2021). Implementing Covid-19 Routine Testing in K-12 Schools: Lessons and Recommendations from Pilot Sites. Mathematica Research & Evaluation.

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`title`	`Build community engagement and stakeholder buy-in, supported by effective communication and simplified informed consent, to sustain school testing programs`
`description`	`The report's implementation lessons hold that testing programs succeed when schools invest in community engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-08`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `divya-vohra-2021`

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