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Investing in Partnerships for Student Success:

A Basic Tool for Community Stakeholders
to Guide Educational Partnership
Development and Management

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Purpose—Why Do We Need Another Tool to Build and Manage Partnerships?
• What's Different About This Product?
• Continuous Improvement Process Model
• Step 1: Recruit and Organize Education, Business, Family, and Community Stakeholders
• Step 2: Create a Vision for Your Partnership
• Step 3: Take Stock Based on Partnership Vision
• Step 4: Set Up Steering Committee to Guide, Manage, and Monitor the Partnership
• Step 5: Collaboratively Set and Prioritize Short- and Long-Term Objectives
• Step 6: Create Action Plans and Teams Organized Around Priorities
• Step 7: Implement Action Plans
• Step 8: Measure and Report Progress
• Step 9: Review Annual Results and Plan for the Future
• Snapshots of Business/Education Efforts Illustrate That Using This Tool Can Guide Educational Partnership Development and Management
  • Snapshot #1: John J. Pershing Intermediate School
  • Snapshot #2: Samuel W. Mason Elementary School
  • Snapshot #3: IBM Reinventing Education Grant Program
  • Snapshot #4: School-to-Careers of Lincoln

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