Our School Innovation Partners (SIPs) are a talented and diverse group of social justice leaders. SIPs represent a multitude of backgrounds and experiences. What they have in common is an unwavering commitment to achieving educational equity through transforming chronically low-performing schools into thriving learning environments.

SIP 2009-10 Snapshot:

Aggregate years of teaching experience: 68

Average years of teaching experience: 6

% Who have taught in an urban school: 100%

% Who have school-based leadership experience: 100%

% Who have earned an advanced degree in Education: 50%

% Who are People of Color: 33%

Sampling of cities represented:

Bay Area: Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, and Palo Alto

Memphis, TN

Houston, TX

Sampling of academic institutions represented:

Dartmouth College

Northwestern University

Princeton University

Stanford University

UC Berkeley

UCLA