2008-09 DonorS - Partners in School Innovation
2008-09 DonorS - Partners in School Innovation
2008-09 DonorS - Partners in School Innovation
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2002 – 2004 renewed Energy<br />
Focus turns to transform<strong>in</strong>g literacy<br />
achievement <strong>in</strong> Bay area schools and<br />
grow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to a highly effective, onthe-ground<br />
school reform partner.<br />
2001-02<br />
2001-02<br />
2003<br />
Becky crowe Hill<br />
becomes Executive<br />
Director.<br />
2002-03<br />
2002-03<br />
2005 <strong>School</strong> Improvement fellows<br />
partnerssI pilots two-year fellowships<br />
and provides a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g ground for<br />
experienced and passionate teachers<br />
driven to propel school change and<br />
develop <strong>in</strong>to educational leaders.<br />
2003-04<br />
2003-04<br />
2006<br />
next generation<br />
of change agents<br />
• From 1993 to 2006,<br />
more than 200 americorps<br />
volunteers complete their<br />
service at partnerssI,<br />
contribut<strong>in</strong>g a total of<br />
400,000 hours.<br />
• <strong>Partners</strong>SI decides to phase<br />
out the americorps model<br />
and beg<strong>in</strong>s hir<strong>in</strong>g exceptional<br />
former educators and leaders<br />
to br<strong>in</strong>g a higher level of<br />
expertise and <strong>in</strong>novation<br />
to the program.<br />
2004-05<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
2005-06<br />
2006 – 20<strong>09</strong> <strong>School</strong> to District transformation<br />
• <strong>Partners</strong>hips expand from school-level to district-level with rapidly<br />
<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g annual <strong>in</strong>vestments from district and fund<strong>in</strong>g partners.<br />
• English Language Development and Leadership Development<br />
Initiatives mark a major <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> partnerssI’s <strong>in</strong>tensive<br />
research, program and knowledge development efforts.<br />
2006-07<br />
2006-07<br />
<strong>2008</strong> – <strong>09</strong> Inflection Po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
• Team evolves <strong>in</strong>to <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Innovation</strong> partners – outstand<strong>in</strong>g<br />
former teachers and pr<strong>in</strong>cipals<br />
who have multiple <strong>in</strong>ternal career<br />
pathways at partnerssI which<br />
extend beyond the two-year<br />
school Improvement Fellowship.<br />
• <strong>Partners</strong>SI codifies a robust,<br />
scalable core service model for<br />
transform<strong>in</strong>g leadership and<br />
quality of <strong>in</strong>struction <strong>in</strong> schools<br />
and districts.<br />
• <strong>Partners</strong>SI pilots less resource<strong>in</strong>tensive<br />
and more cost-effective<br />
service delivery models <strong>in</strong><br />
preparation for scal<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
2007-08<br />
2007-08<br />
20<strong>09</strong> – 2015<br />
new Vision and leadership<br />
• Dr. Derek Mitchell becomes<br />
chief Executive Officer.<br />
• Organization restructures and<br />
prepares to launch five-year<br />
strategic growth plan toward<br />
becom<strong>in</strong>g a national model for<br />
school transformation.<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
PartnErS In <strong>School</strong> InnoVatIon | annual report <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> 3
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