Article by a Principal Attests to Power of Our Equity Work Ryan Haven, principal of Edenvale Elementary School in Oak Grove School District, has written an instructive and inspiring piece, “How to implement an equity series: Conversations about race,” in Leadership magazine, published by the Association of California School
Stories from the Field: Building Systems By John Zachary As the community schools coordinator at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in San Francisco, Leslie Hu is a ball of energy brimming with ideas for how to create a learning environment that promotes student achievement and wellness. When I
Partners featured on William Penn Foundation Blog Partners is proud to be featured on the William Penn Foundation’s blog! In a post about school-supporting organizations in Philadelphia that focus on equity, the foundation highlights Partners’ work in individual schools and multi-school networks. Please see the blog post HERE.
Stories from the Field: Finding Focus By Amanda Faulkner A day in the life of a principal is full of competing priorities--observing classrooms, planning professional development for teachers, meeting with parents, and attending to dozens of other tasks. Joey Sundberg, the principal of King Elementary School in Richmond, California, knows
Stories from the Field: Equitable Instruction Megan Kizer, Supervising Improvement Partner https://vimeo.com/469415170
New book by Partners in School Innovation Alumni Two “alumni” of Partners in School Innovation, along with a third colleague, have recently published a book that will help strengthen your work for educational equity. Identity Safe Classrooms, Grades 6-12 is the second half of a two-volume set. The new
Partners CEO Elected to California Academy of Sciences Board of Trustees July 22, 2020 Partners in School Innovation is proud to announce that its CEO, Derek Mitchell, Ph.D., has been elected to the board of trustees of the California Academy of Sciences. Dr. Mitchell is joining a group of highly accomplished
CEO's Open Letter to Our School District Partners Dear School District Partners, Like you, I am receiving a lot of messages in this tough time, and they range from inspirational stories of solidarity to thinly-veiled efforts to monetize the crisis. At the risk of contributing to the e-clutter, I want
Partners publishes article on need for schools to be trauma-responsive One of our district partnership directors, Shawn Nealy-Oparah, has published an article in the January/February 2020 issue of Leadership, the magazine of the Association of California School Administrators. The article, “The Need for Schools to be Trauma-Responsive: Addressing and understanding
Partners’ Support Helps Bring About Strong Learning Gains in West Contra Costa, CA The Kennedy family of schools’ long tenure as the lowest-performing feeder pattern in West Contra Costa Unified School District appears to be ending as recently released test score data shows that academic achievement in most Kennedy family
