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Organizational History
Partners in School Innovation was founded in 1993 with the aim
of eliminating the racial achievement gap in public education.
Co-founders Kim Grose and Julien Phillips recognized the need
for major institutional change in education and believed deeply
in the potential of talented and civic-minded agents to foster
that change. They developed a model to create systemic improvements
in low-income schools by enlisting the support of AmeriCorps members,
or Partners. Over a decade later, more than 200 AmeriCorps Partners
have graduated from our program, completing a combined total of
over 400,000 hours of service.
We continue to believe in the power of social change
agents to drive systemic reform, to engage people in direct action
to meet important social and community needs. In 2004, we began
developing a new kind of social change agentSchool Innovation
Partners (SIPs) (formerly known as School Improvement Fellows)
former urban educators and reform-minded individuals who
have combined their classroom and leadership experience with a
passion for leading school improvement. In 2006, we successfully
transitioned away from the AmeriCorps program to the School Innovation
Partners. With their experience, results-orientation and knowledge,
our team of SILs enable our schools to become even more vibrant
and equitable learning environments for all students.
Since our founding, we have partnered with nine
districts and over 40 schools serving over 60,000 students, teachers
and principals. Learn more about our current
and former partner
schools.
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