SYSTEMIC REFORM

The Panasonic Foundation forms long-term partnerships with public school districts to help them restructure their education systems. The foundation is a partner with the district as a whole, including not only the superintendent, central office staff, and school board, but also unions and associations, teachers and administrators, parents, and other community partners.  We worked on behalf of the Panasonic Foundation in the following seven districts:

	Atlanta, GA
	Boston, MA
	Flint, MI
	Hayward, CA
	Norfolk, VA (designated by the Broad Foundation as the Outstanding Urban District of 2005)
	Northern New Mexico Network
	Providence, RI

STANDARDS-BASED MIDDLE SCHOOL REFORM

Through the Program for Student Achievement, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation supported urban school districts in their efforts to improve learning opportunities for students in grades 6 through 8. The foundation focused on the middle grades because these are the years when schools need to provide students with both strong support and meaningful academic challenges.  We were selected by the foundation to assist district and school leaders in the following districts:

	Jefferson County, KY
	Corpus Christi, TX
	Long Beach, CA
	San Diego, CA

HIGH SCHOOL REFORM

We worked with district leaders in the high school office and with principals, assistant principals, department heads, site-based staff developers and lead teachers in five high schools in Long Beach, CA, which was designated by the Broad Foundation as the Outstanding Urban District of 2003.

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSISTANCE INTERVENTION TEAM

We have been selected by the California Department of Education to be a State Assistance and Intervention Team provider beginning in 2005.  Our ways of working with under-performing middle and high schools are described in our application.

NATIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 12 UNDER 12 NETWORK

The 12 Under 12 Network is a group of schools committed to using high-quality staff development, in combination with other reforms, to ensure that ALL students are academically proficient before 2014.  We facilitate the shared learning and collaboration among the network schools on behalf of Hayes Mizell and the National Staff Development Council. The Network's work in closing achievement gaps is highlighted in the Fall 2006 issue of the Journal of Staff Development.