2011-12 Annual Report - Partners in School Innovation

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Strategic and Targeted School PartnershipsWe partner with principals and their leadership teams to:• Analyze achievement data, set student achievementgoals and create a plan for reaching those goals• Engage in ongoing cycles of monitoring andadjustmentThrough weekly coaching meetings, we supportschool leaders to:• Strengthen their results-oriented leadership• Develop the skills necessary to implement atargeted structure for professional learning (teachercollaboration, professional development, orinstructional coaching)NetworksWe collaborate with district leaders to convene andco-develop cross-school learning communities thatprovide principals, coaches, and teachers withprofessional development related to:• Strengthening results-oriented leadership• Establishing integrated systems forprofessional learning• Building a core instructional programCHARACTERISTICS OFOUR PARTNERS:Between 15,000 and 100,000students, and a minimum ofTEN elementary schoolsA substantial number of schoolswith majority students of colorand majoritylow-income householdsAt least 50% of elementary schoolsidentified as schoolsthat are under-performingA primarily urban areasurrounded by (within 10 miles) otherpotential client districts2011–12 Annual Report 11
Who We Serve“WithPartners’ help, teams of teachers are better able to analyze student performancedata and make decisions about specific ways to accelerate student achievement. Thiscombination of essential school supports is resulting in significantly improvedoutcomes for students.– Guadalupe Guerrero ”Deputy Superintendent for Instruction,Innovation and Social Justice, SFUSD“Partners in School Innovation has been a driving andsupportive force that has helped to turn our school aroundon multiple levels. Our academic achievement hasimproved thanks to their support with how to use datato inform instruction. We are a stronger ProfessionalLearning Community thanks to them.”– Richard CurciPrincipal, Everett Middle School, SFUSD“I don’t believe our school would be assuccessful as it is without the help of Partners inSchool Innovation. With the help of Partners, weshifted the focus of our work to the California StateStandards, and they also instilled the cycle of inquiryin all the work we do at our school.”– Howard GreenfieldPrincipal, Clyde L. Fischer Middle School, ARUESD“In their roles as grade-level mentors and facilitators, ourpartners helped us to analyze data, set goals, guide instruction,observe and give feedback on classroom practices. What I valuemost about working with them is the respect and professionalintegrity they bring to our school and to a potentially stressfulreform process.”– Marina Marlowe-Wood2nd Grade Teacher, Paul Revere College Preparatory K-8 School, SFUSD“Fordham Street Foundation is proud to be a long-term supporter of Partners in School Innovation. The numbersspeak for themselves–student test scores improve and continue to improve in schools working with Partners. Partners’ workdemonstrates that even the most challenged schools can offer a great education to their students.– Judy BigelowExecutive Director, The Fordham Street Foundation”12 Partners In School Innovation
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