Countless research studies have shown that employing a variety of instructional methods results in greater student engagement, higher graduation rates, and better student achievement overall (Shernoff, et al., 2003). In order to incorporate a large variety of methods into the classroom, it is important to make use of external resources to help ease the workload of the teacher and supplement the existing curriculum. The school's surrounding community, its businesses, organizations, and programs can provide a wealth of instructional enhancement, expanded resources, and curricular enrichment. Presented in this article are procedures and determinations of success to guide efforts in developing a positive relationship between school and the community. The procedures are suggestions that sequentially build upon each other to provide the foundations for this type of relationship.