Partnership School Award Winners - 2008

Seven schools are winners of the 2008 Partnership Awards from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. They are recognized for excellence in developing and sustaining comprehensive, goal-oriented programs of school, family, and community partnerships. The award winners are working to ensure that all families are welcome at their children’s schools and to implement programs and practices of family and community involvement that will help increase student achievement and other indicators of success in school.
The schools’ Action Teams for Partnerships submitted descriptions of successful family and community involvement activities that helped them meet the challenge of involving more diverse families and to conduct involvement activities that help increase student success in school.  They showed how leadership, teamwork, funding, and support from colleagues affected the quality of their work on partnerships.

All award-winning schools received a plaque and one free registration to an NNPS professional development conference. They also are featured in Type 2, Fall 2008, #25, and in an “Honors” column of Education Week.Five schools (noted *) also received a cash prize of $500 to recognize sustained progress in partnership program development. Some school activities are included in the NNPS collection, Promising Partnership Practices 2008.

 

*El Rancho Elementary School, Chino, CA

Grace Park, Principal;
Kelly Blacher and Mr. Mike Martinez,
ATP Co-Chairs (Chino Valley Public Schools).*
 
 

Highlands Elementary School, Naperville, IL

Susan Stuckey, Principal;
Leslie Cameli and Ms. Lynn Gissler,
SFCP Co-Chairs (Naperville Community Unit School District 203).
 
 

Kennedy Junior High School, Lisle, IL

Don Perry, Principal;
Jessica Jozwiak and Lisa Kolick,
Action Team Co-Chairs
(Naperville Community Unit School District 203).
 
 

*L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, St. Paul, MN

Fatima Lawson, Principal;
Christi Schmitt, ATP Chairperson
(Saint Paul Public Schools).*
 
 

Mark Twain Elementary School, Pasco, WA

Jody Hughes, Principal;
Norma Espindola and Ida Silvers,
Co-Chairs (Pasco School District).
 
 

Maya Angelou Elementary School, Pasco, WA

LeAnn Nunamaker, Principal;
Jamie Zerb and Janice Mathews,
ATP Co-Chairs (Pasco School District).
 
 

Robert Frost Elementary School, Pasco, WA
     
Carla Lobos, Principal;
      Laura Rudeen and Ms. Angie Meiners,
Action Team Co-Chairs (Pasco School District).