Stories from the Field
Partners in School Innovation supports educators to become change agents. We help them build their capacity to transform their schools and districts into high-performing organizations so that low-income students of color will thrive.
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PARTNERS
“Partners has helped turn our school around on many levels and helped to strengthen the staff and administrative team. We owe a great deal of our academic and culture/climate successes to our partnership.”
“Partners’ work is clearly a powerful national model for school transformation; but what might be the most lasting benefit for us is how the Partners’ approach works to build the capacity of our leaders at the district level.”
“Being a partner school felt overwhelming in the beginning because I misunderstood the purpose of the support. The support is not about what Partners wants. The support is all about what I want as an instructional leader.”
“We have seen the benefits and can provide proof as a staff to show that we have seen steady growth in the percentage of students who have raised scores. The process of setting goals, planning more effectively, implementing plans, assessing and reflecting on progress made, and adjusting plans to ensure we are continuously improving reflects in our students’ scores.”
“The one thing I can tell you about Partners is that it will transform your school and the results that you will see for your teachers primarily in their work, and also of course for your students, will be dramatic.”
“The Applied Materials Foundation has achieved an impressive return on our investment. We have supported Partners’ work in the highest-need schools and districts consistently over a twelve year period. Our committed long-term relationship has helped improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning in our partner schools and has achieved remarkable results for students!”
“Our Foundation has been a supporter of Partners in School Innovation for many years. Partners helps teachers excel in their profession and learn the best way to help all students succeed in school. We are proud to support Partners’ important work.”
“The work Partners does with schools, my school, has been tremendous. Realizing the vision and acting upon measured steps has moved our building forward!”