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2015 Partnership District Award Winners

Partnership District Award Winners

Seven districts earned 2015 Partnership District Awards from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. They are recognized for excellence in organizing their leadership on partnerships and for helping schools’ Action Teams for Partnerships (ATPs) develop, implement, evaluate, and improve research-based, goal-linked programs of school, family, and community partnerships.

The award-winning districts have Leaders for Partnerships who are working to ensure that all families are welcome in all schools. They are guiding schools’ ATPs to develop programs and practices of family and community involvement that help improve student achievement, attendance, behavior, postsecondary planning, and other indicators of success in school.

District Leaders for Partnerships submitted descriptions of district-level leadership activities that increased awareness of family and community involvement, aligned actions for partnerships with other district policies for school improvement, and extended leadership on partnerships in other ways. They also submitted evidence of how they directly facilitate schools’ ATPs (or partnership teams by other names) to strengthen school-based programs of family and community involvement. The activities are included in their Leadership Action Plans for Partnerships (also submitted). Repeat district winners that earned awards in the past also showed how they improved their programs over time and scaled up the number and/or quality of school-based partnership programs. The districts’ work is guided by the NNPS book School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition (2009, Corwin Press).

The reports from the award-winning districts show Leaders for Partnerships develop “essential elements” of partnership programs: leadership, teamwork, written plans, facilitated action, funding, evaluations, support from colleagues, and networking with NNPS. Some district-level leadership activities are included in Promising Partnership Practices 2015. This year, two districts were selected as an NNPS Conference Partners with all expenses paid to participate at the fall 2015 Leadership Development Conference (see **).

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Alvord Unified School District

Alvord Unified School District

Alvord School District's Parent Involvement Week spotlighted the district’s and schools’ commitment to partnerships during ...

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Calcasieu Parish School Board

Calcasieu Parish School Board

The district Leader for Partnerships in Calcasieu Parish serves as a mentor for the State ...

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Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS)

Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS)

CTHSS Leaders for Partnerships designed Mini Visits to provide a common structure and regular schedule ...

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Naperville Community Unit School District 203

Naperville Community Unit School District 203

A Cultural Diversity subcommittee of the Core Team explored the countries of origin and cultures ...

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Pasco School District

Pasco School District

The Annual Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Conference was conducted at Pasco High School by ...

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Seattle Public Schools (SPS)

Seattle Public Schools (SPS)

In Seattle Public Schools (SPS), the Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) Program strengthens family and community ...

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Kennewick School District

Kennewick School District

To encourage early registration, Kennewick School District leaders developed a two-pronged approach: spread the word ...

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