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    Partners At Every Level

    From the classroom to the boardroom, consultants work toward district's goals

    By Learning Forward
    February 2011
    Vol. 32 No. 1
    As anyone in a partnership — a marriage, a business, a professional relationship — will attest, it takes hard work and energy, time and persistence, and reciprocal commitment to make a partnership successful. Writing from the perspective of an external partner, we explore here lessons learned from eight years of working with public school districts. As an organization committed to large-scale instructional improvement, the Connecticut Center for School Change partners with six geographically and demographically diverse school districts across the state ranging in size from 2,200 to 15,000 students. Our work is informed by the concept that “system success equals student success.” The center works in partnership with district leaders to develop leadership, build organizational capacity, and enhance knowledge. Unlike many of the relationships —

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    Authors

    Andrew Lachman and Steven Wlodarczyk

    Andrew Lachman (alachman@ctschoolchange.org) is executive director and Steven Wlodarczyk (swlo@ctschoolchange.org) is education program officer at Connecticut Center for School Change in Hartford, Conn. Wlodarczyk was Learning Forward’s first president and served on the board for two separate terms. He received the Distinguished Service Award in 1985.

    References

    Bryk, A. & Schneider, B. (2002). Trust in schools: A core resource for improvement. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

    City, E.A., Elmore, R.F., Fiarman, S.E., & Teitel, L. (2009). Instructional rounds in education: A network approach to improving teaching and learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

    Hill, P.T., Campbell, C., & Harvey, J. (2000). It takes a city: Getting serious about urban school reform. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution.

    National Staff Development Council. (2001). NSDC’s Standards for Staff Development. Oxford, OH: Author.


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