Civil Municipal Magazine - Nov 2023

182 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 Bon Secours Health System and TowneBank are noteworthy for the district. Smith says that the Chesterfield Education Foundation plays a pivotal role in fostering community partnerships: “We work with all of our schools, to ensure they have several partners that they work with. We encourage them to have a business partner and a community partner, and we also have a lot of the faith leaders who are engaged.” Dr. Daugherty embraces essential partnerships that significantly impact students. Conexus, for instance, provides free eye exams and glasses to students, addressing a critical health need. “Since we’ve been working with them, they’ve handed out 7,000 pairs of glasses for free to our children,” he says. A collaboration with Audio Enhancement, aimed at improving classroom acoustics and communication, is something Dr. Daugherty believes will also benefit students and enhance learning outcomes. The district’s relationships with higher education institutions like Grand that they need, both proactive and reactive.” At the central level, the district adopts a structured communication strategy: On Mondays, the superintendent communicates updates and information to all employees via a digital newsletter. On Wednesdays, the district communicates with community-based partners, fostering collaboration and keeping external organizations and stakeholders in the loop. Fridays are reserved for a digital newsletter distributed to all families and staff members. In 2021, the district launched CCPS On the Go, a printed newsletter mailed three times a year to all county residences. This initiative not only keeps residents — including those without children currently enrolled in the district — informed but also encourages their engagement in the educational initiatives. Additional communication outlets are revamped school websites and social media. Partnerships with key entities such as LEGO,