Rooted Planning Documents

Outlines the responsibilities of the Coordinator at the community level who will be organizing the work.

Outlines the responsibilities of a meeting facilitator. This document can be used when searching for and/or contracting with an outside facilitator to organize and facilitate community planning meetings.

Provides more information about the role of the facilitator and describes several styles of facilitation and meetings that may be beneficial during community planning, including focus sessions, brainstorming and multi-voting. This document also includes guidance for helping a group reach consensus.

Template that can be used to compile a contact list of all stakeholders invited and/or attending planning meetings.

Blank calendar that can be used to guide work during the planning period.

A list of tasks that need to be completed in the planning year. This is not an all inclusive list but is a start at the big buckets of tasks for the stakeholder group to engage in.

This document is a press release that can be modified by your community for use in your local newspaper.

Draft of a letter than can be modified and sent out as an invitation to initial or ongoing planning meetings. Some communities have found it beneficial to start with a written invitation and then to follow up with personal phone calls to potential stakeholders.

This brochure gives a quick overview of Rooted and can be used as a resource for parents, caregivers, or community members.

Defines “system”, outlines the community requirements, and provides several examples of systems that could be selected.

Provides guidance and instructions regarding evaluation of the community’s selected systems strategy.