There is a hefty price to our nation's current educational practices. On average, African American and Latino students living in poverty are 2 to 3 years behind whites and Asians in academic achievement. The disparity some children face in their quality of education perpetuates dire social and economic inequalities which impact our entire community: lower earnings, poorer health, higher rates of incarceration and reduced civic engagement.

Partners in School Innovation believes that the greatest civil rights issue of our generation is to develop public schools that enable children of all races and economic backgrounds to excel academically and to thrive as learners. We are proud to have enabled such success for tens of thousands of students in the San Francisco Bay Area since our founding in 1993. Now, we are ready to demonstrate our ability to transform public education and children's lives on a wider scale, first by expanding to serve the state of California and then, through partnerships, making our imprint on the national education reform agenda.

By 2015 PartnersSI aims to...

• Demonstrate breakthrough student learning results on an unprecedented scale in urban school districts in and outside California
• Cultivate national awareness and understanding of how to implement our model for transforming low-performing schools
• Build a sustainable funding model that allows for further growth and impact

Our strategies for growth and impact

• Replication and Expansion of Core Service Model - Replicate and expand our core service model in more districts and doubling the statewide rate of improvement in student learning at select school sites
• Technical Assistance - Partner with district and school leaders to develop their internal capacity to implement our model and lead the process of school transformation without intensive on-site support
• Knowledge Sharing - Refine and codify our methodology for broad dissemination through the Web and publications
• Strategic Alliances - Collaborate with vision-aligned and high-impact organizations to integrate respective areas of expertise and extend our influence nationally

Our goals to achieve financial sustainability

• Secure $10 million in growth capital over the next 5 years to develop organizational capacity and infrastructure
• Continue to increase earned income in the form of public funding
• Increase our cost-effectiveness in delivering our program

We are excited to work with funders, district partners and partner organizations to make our collective vision of educational equity a reality for all students.