Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
To foster the creation and sustainability of Action Teams for Partnerships (ATPs) in districts and schools across the state, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) made an extensive effort to “spell out” the specific structure, function, and goals of an ATP. In doing so, they demonstrated how a little state-level support and organization of partnership practices can go a long way to realize these goals at the local level. More...
Jane Grinde, Director, DPI Community Learning and Partnerships Team
608-266-9356 jane.grinde@dpi.state.wi.gov
State-Level Leadership
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jefferson City, MO
If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then the Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP) at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Second Education must truly be flattered by the activities of Lincoln Elementary School in Benton County, Missouri. The school modeled its first Family Fair on the successful Family Festival that has been sponsored by the statewide PPP initiative for 13 years. More...
Bert Schulte, Commissioner of Education
573-761-7770 pppctr@pppctr.org
State-Level Leadership
California Department of Education
Sacramento, CA
In order to serve as a role model for a partnership-based approach that the California State Educational Agency (SEA) plans to encourage districts and schools to implement, the SEA piloted its own Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) this year—at the state level. Based on an idea that SEA representatives learned at a NNPS Leadership Development Conference, the agency began this practice with the goal in mind that the State ATP would, in turn, develop a state-wide Action Plan for Partnerships (APP). More...
Carol Dickson, Education Programs Consultant
916-319-0382 Cdickson@cde.ca.gov
State-Level Leadership