Creating a Map of Your School S Local Community(Click Here)

/ SOP-216:
Assessment Template
Name: / Date:
School: / Grade/Subject:
Collaborator(s), if Applicable[1]:
Phase 1: Select a Community
Check the appropriate box. Did you elect to map your school’s local community or anextended community?
☐ I mapped my school’s local community within a one-mile radius.
☐ I mapped an extended community.
Respond in 100 words or less. In the space below, explain the rationale for your choice.
Phase 2: Research
Paste your map. In the space below, paste your map. For directions on how to create and paste a map, see the final pages of the assessment template.
Optional: Use this space to list possible asset institutions you identify in your research.
Optional: Use this space to record helpful ideas you gleaned from additional reading.
Phases 3-5: Plan, Visit, and Maintain & Leverage
In the space below, describe your community’s asset institutions. Remember to complete all information for each asset.
1 / Institution Name:
Phase 3: Plan
Institution Address: / Institution Type:
☐Kinship ☐ Economic ☐ Educational
☐ Political ☐ Religious ☐ Associations
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe the institution’s mission, features/services, and clientele and explain its connectedness to your students’/families’ needs and interests.
Respond in 100 words or less: What questions might you ask to learn more about the institution?
Phase 4: Visit
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe your interaction with the institution. (e.g., Who did you meet? What did you learn?)
Phase 5: Maintain & Leverage
Respond in 100 words or less: How might this asset institution enhance students’ educational experiences?
2 / Institution Name:
Phase 3: Plan
Institution Address: / Institution Type:
☐Kinship ☐ Economic ☐ Educational
☐ Political ☐ Religious ☐ Associations
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe the institution’s mission, features/services, and clientele and explain its connectedness to your students’/families’ needs and interests.
Respond in 100 words or less: What questions might you ask to learn more about the institution?
Phase 4: Visit
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe your interaction with the institution. (e.g., Who did you meet? What did you learn?)
Phase 5: Maintain & Leverage
Respond in 100 words or less: How might this asset institution enhance students’ educational experiences?
3 / Institution Name:
Phase 3: Plan
Institution Address: / Institution Type:
☐Kinship ☐ Economic ☐ Educational
☐ Political ☐ Religious ☐ Associations
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe the institution’s mission, features/services, and clientele and explain its connectedness to your students’/families’ needs and interests.
Respond in 100 words or less: What questions might you ask to learn more about the institution?
Phase 4: Visit
Respond in 150 words or less: Describe your interaction with the institution. (e.g., Who did you meet? What did you learn?)
Phase 5: Maintain & Leverage
Respond in 100 words or less: How might this asset institution enhance students’ educational experiences?
Feel free to extend the table if you wish to explore additional assets.
Directions: Creating Your Map
Directions appear below for:

Creating a map of your school’s local community(click here)
Creating a map of an extended community(click here)
Using census data to inform the boundaries you set for your extended community(click here)

1. Directions for creating a map for your school’s local community (i.e., a one-mile radius around your school:

Click here ( to access Free Map Tools.
Scroll down to “Options.”
Input “1” for “miles” in Radius Distance.
Add your school’s address after “Input Point: (2) Place radius by location name.”

Select “Draw Radius.”

Click “Map Options” and select “Full Screen.”

Zoom to display your radius with adequate map detail and perform a screen capture. For directions on how to perform a screen capture, click here ( and select the tab appropriate for you (e.g., Windows, Mac, etc.).
Paste the map into your assessment template.

2. Directions for creating a map of an extended community:

Click here (maps.google.com) to access Google Maps.
Input your school’s address in the white search bar.
Select the blue button with the magnifying glass.

Zoom to display the area with adequate map detail and perform a screen capture. For directions on how to perform a screen capture, click here ( and select the tab appropriate for you (e.g., Windows, Mac, etc.).
When you paste your map into your assessment template, if possible, trim the edges to fit the estimated boundaries of your extended community.

3. Directions for using census data to inform the boundaries you set for your extended community

Click here ( to access the Census Factfinder website.
Scroll down to “Address Search,” which is marked with a street sign icon. Click the words, “street address.”

The “Select Geographies” search box should pop up. If it does not, click “Geographies” on the left-hand navigation menu.

Type the address of your school (or an address in any area you wish to map), and click “Go.”
Your search returns should appear as a long list. Skim the “Geography Type” column to find “Census Tract.” Select that entry by clicking on the corresponding entry in the “Geography Name” column.

Your selection should now appear in the “Your Selections” box at the top-left corner of the page.
Close the pop-up box in which you've entered addresses by clicking the gray "CLOSE X" that appears at the top-right of the pop-up.

You should now see a table of data sets for your chosen census tracts. When you click an entry from the “Table, File, or Document Title” column (e.g., RACE, LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, etc.), you will gain access to that data for your chosen census tract.

[1] All collaboration should be verbal in nature and each teacher should submit unique, individual written work for each assessment. Any additional resources consulted should be listed at the end of the assessment. The primary volume of your work should be yours and yours alone.