Partnership School Award Winners - 2009

Eleven schools are winners of 2009 Partnership School 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. These 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. The activities are part of the schools’ annual written One-Year Action Plans for Partnerships (also submitted) that guide the development of a goal-linked partnership program, as outlined in the NNPS School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition (2009, Corwin Press).

The schools’ award applications showed how leadership, teamwork, written plans, implemented action, funding, evaluation, and support from colleagues affected the quality of their work on partnerships. Some school activities that are summarized below also are in the NNPS collection, Promising Partnership Practices 2009.


 

*Frances Howell Middle School, St. Charles, MO

Amy Johnston, Principal;
Rise DeCrescenzo, Laurie Holder,
and Ms. Trish Perkins, ATP Co-Chairs
(Frances Howell School District).
 
 

Highlands Elementary School, Naperville, IL

Susan Stuckey, Principal;
Jennifer Graeber and Barbara Herr,
SFCP Co-Chairs (Naperville Community Unit School District 203).
 
 

*James McGee Elementary School, Pasco, WA

Robin Hay, Principal;
Marsha Halverson and Nicole Iverson,
ATP Co-Chairs
(Pasco School District).
 
 

*Longfellow Elementary School, Pasco, WA

Diana Cissne, Principal;
Margarita Montano and Blanca Torres-Muse,
ATP Co-Chairs
(Pasco School District).
 
 

Mark Twain Elementary School, Pasco, WA

Jody Hughes, Principal;
Nancy Ketterling, Joe Sanford,
ATP Co-Chairs
(Pasco School District).
 
 

Prairie Elementary School, Naperville, IL

Mary Ann Porter, Principal;
Mariella Romano and Susan Acanfora,
SFCP Co-Chairs
(Naperville Community Unit School District 203).
 
 

*Robert Frost Elementary School, Pasco, WA

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

*Roberts Elementary School, Wayne, PA

Sharon Kuznick, Principal;
Maggie Caverly and Lorraine Cavitt,
ATP Co-Chairs
(Upper Merion School District).
 
 

Sudlersville Elementary, Sudlersville, MD

Dr. Lloyd Taylor, Principal;
Elaine Butler,
Action Team for Partnerships/Parent Coordinator
(Queen Anne's County Public Schools).
 
 

*Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Bellflower, CA

Dina Hernandez, Principal;
Marilyn Yassin,
SFCP Facilitator
(Bellflower School District).
 
 

*Whittier Elementary School, Pasco, WA

Valerie Najera-Aragon, Principal;
Kenneth C. Flynn, ATP Chair, and Gabriela Perez,
ATP Co-Chair
(Pasco School District).