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21 Nov 2019, High School, Middle Grades, Transitions, Type 2 Blog | Comments

Does Your Middle or High School’s One-Year Action Plan for Partnerships Address the Transition to High School?

Martha A. Mac Iver, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education and Principal Investigator1 Research shows that ninth grade is the “make or break” year for student success in high school. Some students start skipping school, and their poor attendance contributes to course failure, which puts them off-track for on-time graduation. Yet, just as students are making […]

16 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership Organization Awards, Partnership Organization Awards | Comments

Francis Marion University Center of Excellence

Florence, South Carolina Statewide Partners Establish Carolina Family Engagement Center The mission of the COE is to increase the achievement of children whose families live below the poverty line by improving the quality of graduate and undergraduate education of future teachers and conduct effective inservice education for practicing teachers and administrators. COE partners with NNPS […]

16 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership Organization Awards, Partnership Organization Awards | Comments

Riverside County Office of Education

Riverside, CA Parent Liaison Certified Training When parents are involved, students do better in school. This well-accepted mantra was the starting place for the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE). Leaders for partnerships worked with the University of California-Riverside (UCR) to develop a comprehensive curriculum for Parent Liaison Certified Training (PLCT). The goal was to […]

16 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership District Awards, Partnership District Awards | Comments

Kennewick School District

Kennewick School District Kennewick, WA New ATP Chair Orientation Kennewick School District’s leaders for partnerships work to improve school-based programs of family and community engagement. In the past year, over half of the schools in the district changed leaders of their Action Team for Partnerships. The district leaders knew it was important to guide new ATP […]

16 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership District Awards, Partnership District Awards | Comments

Pasco School District

Pasco School District Pasco, WA Media Communication and Platforms District leaders for partnerships in Pasco continue to improve their support for schools’ Action Teams for Partnerships (ATPs). Last year they focused on helping ATP Chairpersons find useful communication tools to reach and engage more and different families. Throughout the year ATP videos, Dojo, Prezi, SurveyMonkey, […]

16 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership District Awards, Partnership District Awards, Uncategorized | Comments

Richland County School District

Richland County School District One Columbia, SC Establishing Leaders for Sustainable Partnerships It is a real advance when a district superintendent and school board understand that their policies for school, family, and community partnerships must be implemented as a “regular” part of district leadership and school organization. If district leaders for partnerships use evidence-based structures […]

15 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership School Awards, Partnership School Awards | Comments

Clark Elementary School – Preschool Program

Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Starting Point/Universal Pre-K Cleveland, OH Photo 1: Clark School Action Team Members Photo 2: Principal Amanda Rodriguez with 2019 NNPS Partnership School Award Plaque Celebrating Diversity Clark’s Pre-K program was working to get as many families as possible to share and appreciate their diverse cultures at an exciting school event. The […]

15 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership School Awards, Partnership School Awards | Comments

Francis Howell Middle School

Francis Howell School District Weldon Spring, MO Suicide Prevention Students’ mental health contributes to their academic success in school and to their leading happy and healthy lives. In the middle grades, early adolescent development can be something of a mystery to many parents. Francis Howell Middle School’s Family and Community Engagement Team (F.A.C.E.) follows a […]

15 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership School Awards, Partnership School Awards | Comments

Hawthorne Elementary School

Cuyahoga County Universal Pre-Kindergarten/Starting Point Seattle, WA Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Hawthorne Elementary continues to strengthen its partnership program and the participation of its families. Over 20 languages and dialects are spoken by Hawthorne’s students and families. In recent years, the school’s partnership team launched a series of cultural and language-based coffee […]

15 Oct 2019, 2019 Partnership School Awards, Partnership School Awards | Comments

Rowena Chess Elementary School

Pasco School District Pasco, WA Science and Arts Showcase Introducing young learners to various careers is one way to help students appreciate their classes and develop new interests. The Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) at Rowena Chess planned a Science and Arts Showcase for students to experience fun in learning and become more aware of […]