01
School Partnership MOU
Defines the outreach model, partner responsibilities, referral process, privacy expectations, communications, program operations, term, and signatures.
- Use when
- Every participating school or district
- PDF length
- 5-page PDF
School access gateway
Invitation-based—with a way for students to raise their hands.
Students can check their school’s partnership status, apply through an active partner school, or request that their counselor begin the Rising Scholars partnership process.
3 coordinated templatesOne consent-first partnership framework
Editable, branded, and designed for district review.
Start here
Does your school participate?
Search the RDCF school directory. An active MOU opens the student application; other schools can receive a student-requested partnership invitation.
School partnership toolkit
Download, customize, and route for review.
The Word editions are designed for editing and negotiation. The PDFs provide stable copies for internal review, board packets, and planning conversations.
02
Student Information Release & Referral Consent
Authorizes a school to disclose specifically identified records for eligibility verification, referral, and approved program support.
- Use when
- Any identifiable school-record disclosure
- PDF length
- 4-page PDF
03
Data-Sharing & Security Addendum
Sets permitted fields and uses, staff access, safeguards, secure transfer, incident response, subprocessors, retention, destruction, and oversight.
- Use when
- Recurring or systematic data transfers
- PDF length
- 7-page PDF
Recommended launch model
Let families initiate the relationship.
The lowest-risk starting point is for schools to identify potentially eligible students internally, send families the RDCF invitation, and let parents or eligible students submit information directly.
Respond with an invitation code1
Sign the MOUAgree on roles, outreach, privacy, and program operations.
2
Invite familiesSchool shares the program link without transferring a student roster.
3
Obtain specific consentUse the release only when school records or recommendations are needed.
4
Add the data termsUse the security addendum before recurring identifiable-data transfers.