Members of NNPS received two reports summarizing the 2006 UPDATE data collected from all schools and districts in the Network. In addition, 22 districts with 8 or more schools that returned UPDATE data received a customized summary of their own schools' data. The reports by Kenyatta Williams, Steve Sheldon, and Joyce Epstein show how districts and schools in NNPS are investing time in improving their partnership programs.
Members are encouraged to examine the graphs and compare their work with the actions of schools and districts across the country. By “benchmarking” their progress in this way, district leaders and schools’ Action Teams for Partnerships should be able to: (1) plan mid-course changes to improve this year’s plans and partnership practices; and (2) reflect on new and needed directions for their next One-Year Action Plans for the '07-'08 school year.
For more about UPDATE, see Meeting the Challenge, p. 4 and Research Brief, p. 3. Download copies of the new reports from www.partnershipschools.org, in the section Research and Evaluations.