Shared Use: Reports, Evaluations, and Toolkits
Toolkit, Research
Shared Use for Washington State: A toolkit to guide community partners in forming successful agreements

This toolkit is designed to assist community partners in Washington state enter into successful joint use agreements.

Toolkit, Model Policy, Case Study
Opening School Grounds to the Community After Hours

This toolkit shares what lessons learned from successful joint use agreements, offering guidelines and templates for other communities seeking to increase their own access to school recreational facilities.

Report
Sharing School Facilities

This resource documents findings from a survey of school principals in Kentucky about shared use of school facilities with community agencies during non-school hours. The survey was intended to gather baseline data about shared use in Kentucky as well as challenges, opportunities, and best practices for establishing shared use.

Report, Case Study
Liability Risks for After-Hours Use of Public School Property

To assist advocates and local government attorneys in assessing liability risks, the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) commissioned a 50-state survey of the laws governing liability for recreational use of school facilities during non-school hours. 

Report
Joint Use of Public Schools

This report describes challenges and opportunities for implementing joint use agreements.

Evaluation
School Facilities Cost Calculator

The calculator is fully customizable to local school districts and contexts 

Report, Model Policy
Summary of Legal Rules Governing Liability for Recreational Use of School Facilities

This report summarizes laws addressing liability for use of recreational facilities from each state.

Toolkit, Model Policy, Case Study
Playing Smart

This toolkit shares what lessons learnedfrom successful joint use agreements, offeringguidelines and templates for othercommunities looking to expand their accessto school recreational facilities. 

Report, Case Study
Joint Use School Partnerships in California

This resource provides detailed information about joint use, lessons learned from case studies, and recommendations for establishing joint use.

Fact Sheet, Report, Model Policy
Fifty-State Scan of Laws Addressing Community Use of Schools

This report summarizes laws addressing joint use from each state.