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Public School Partners: 100+ Years of Transforming Education

Discover Public School Partners, a non-profit organization with over a century of experience, dedicated to reshaping education for every student. Our innovative school models and programs go beyond the basics to prepare students for success in careers and life. Join us in our mission to serve marginalized students and make a lasting impact on education. Together, we can transform learning institutions to benefit all students.

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Mission

Public School Partners is committed to working with school administrators and communities, ensuring all learners have engaging experiences that develop a robust academic foundation, emotional intelligence, creative drive, communication, and the courage and confidence to lead their communities.

Public School Partners will use a systematic approach to shift the educational focus from “test-prep” to personalized, engaging educational experiences that promote agency and prepare students for their lives!

Vision

COMMUNICATION | COLLABORATION | CRITICAL THINKING | CREATIVITY | CONNECTIVITY | CULTURAL PROFICIENCY | SOCIAL CAPTIAL |

COMMUNICATION | COLLABORATION | CRITICAL THINKING | CREATIVITY | CONNECTIVITY | CULTURAL PROFICIENCY | SOCIAL CAPTIAL |

Public School Partners Philosophy of Education

PSP’s 7-C’s include: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Connectivity, Cultural Proficiency, and Social Capital.

Public School Partners believes schools should prepare students for life, not just for a test! Our educational framework and “active-learning” pedagogy provide students with the foundation to be college, career, and military ready. We believe in educating the whole child by helping students discover their strengths and providing learning opportunities to maximize their development both individually and collaboratively. Students need to practice critical thinking skills to realize their potential to solve the complex problems they will face.

Today’s world requires students to confidently express themselves while appreciating other people’s viewpoints and experiences. In a world that requires students to contribute in multiple ways, communication and connectivity skills are essential for students to meet their potential and demonstrate their abilities to compete innovatively. Social capital is an equalizer and describes students’ access to, and ability to mobilize, relationships that help them further their personal and professional goals. Just like skills and knowledge, relationships offer resources that drive access to opportunity.

Beliefs

Public School Partners believes:

  1. students will rise to high expectations. 

  2. school systems need to focus on student outcomes by measuring what we expect.

  3. the needs of the whole child: academically, socially, and emotionally must be addressed.

  4. educators need to adapt and collaborate to serve students.

  5. personalization of the curriculum is the key to success.

  6. students learn best in collaborative and experiential settings.

  7. active and engaging learning develops the whole child.

  8. students can show mastery in many different ways.

  9. there is power in cultivating HOPE in our students. 

  10. cultivating their individual strengths and interests and identifying meaningful pathways to success.

Cultural Tenets

  1. We exist only to support students.

  2. Kids first, ALWAYS! All our decisions and actions should benefit students.

  3. Make your motion matter — focus on results!

  4. Use data to hold ourselves accountable. 

  5. Improving student outcomes is nonnegotiable.

  6. Respect each other, and presume positive intent.

  7. Be bold and fight to identify student opportunities.

  8. If it moves us towards our mission—Say YES!

  9. Do what’s right when no one’s watching.

  10. Have fun and work hard! Helping students win with joy and humor brings out the best in each of us!