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District Partnerships
We engage in 3 to 5 year partnerships with schools and districts, using research-based best practices in leadership, adult learning, and instruction, to enable schools to produce and sustain accelerated student achievement. While the intensity and design of our services are adapted based on the needs of our partners, we consistently support leaders and teachers to achieve early results while also building their capacity to carry out the essential practices needed to sustain those results beyond our partnerships. Partnerships are designed to facilitate change at every level of the system, from the district office to the individual classroom, using unique combinations of the following strategies:
District Coaching and Collaboration |
Leadership coaching for principal supervisors and other district leaders to create aligned and equitable systems for curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development.
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School Transformation Reviews |
Annual assessments of a school's strengths and opportunities for growth to guide resource allocation and planning. |
Cross-School Professional Learning Communities
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Professional development networks for district leaders, principals, instructional coaches and teachers that provide spaces for deep learning across schools. |
School Leadership Coaching |
Coaching for principals and leadership teams that enables them to set goals, plan, and monitor student achievement and adult practice. |
On-Site Support for
Teachers and Coaches |
Active modeling and capacity building for instructional coaches and teachers to accelerate the development of highly effective professional development, instructional coaching and teacher collaboration systems that enable educators to transform their teaching. |
For more information or to discuss possibilities for district partnership, please contact
Malika Starr.
Discrete Services
Districts and schools seeking short-term, targeted support for their transformation efforts can also receive support from PartnersSI. The following services are available and customizable to the specific needs of your school or district:
| Direct Consultation |
Our consultation is targeted to help district leaders ensure that their actions and systems are effectively supporting school leaders to transform their schools. Key topics around which district leaders may receive support include:
- Using Results-Oriented Cycles of Inquiry to guide district change efforts
- Design of data and assessment systems
- Leading the transition to Common Core State Standards
- Planning a professional development program for school leaders and teachers
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District Workshops
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We facilitate workshops for school leaders and teachers across a district to learn research-based best practices in a collaborative setting. Workshops can be one-time engagements (typically half-day sessions) or occur in a series across the school-year. Workshops are available in the following areas:
- Annual Goal Setting & Planning
- Reflecting & Adjusting Annual Plans
- Instructional Monitoring
- Data Analysis
- School-Based Instructional Coaching
- Teacher Collaboration & Results-Oriented Cycles of Inquiry
- Professional Development Planning
- Data-Driven Unit Planning
- Instructional Planning
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School Transformation Reviews |
Our review process can inform resource allocation and planning at your district and school sites. This comprehensive assessment of essential leadership and teaching practices includes interviews with school leaders, focus groups with teachers and classroom walkthroughs. Findings are summarized in a report and shared in a meeting with key district and school leaders.
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School Consultation |
School leaders can also receive support at their site in the form of leadership coaching, facilitation of key leadership and teacher meetings, or to lead planning and data reviews. |
Contact Belinda Liu for more information about designing an engagement that meets the needs of your district or school.
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