Overview

The Partnership for LA Schools is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. We were incorporated in November
2007 and have been designated as a 501(c)3 entity able to receive tax-deductible donations in support of our mission. Our Federal Tax I.D. Number is 26-1759681.

These schools will serve as models of reforms whose best practices will be shared with IDEA and replicated throughout the District.

The Mayor and LAUSD have agreed to an initial five-year collaboration with an extension of the agreement depending on the Partnership meeting goals for student achievement -- graduation and drop-out rates, test scores -- student discipline, parent satisfaction and financial management.

Working alongside LAUSD's Innovation Division for Educational Achievement (IDEA), the Partnership will go well beyond just the two families of schools and work to implement programs with records of proven results throughout the district.

Mirroring the pillars of the "Schoolhouse Framework" -- a 34 page policy document outlining the policies and programs needed to build successful schools in Los Angeles -- the overall foundation for the Partnership schools will center on core values of empowering teachers and principals; engaging parents and the community; and providing students with clean, safe and small schools.

Under the Partnership, each school will draw up comprehensive plans outlining the vision and goals for improving student achievement and the specific benchmarks for measuring that achievement.� These plans will be made public and parents will receive an annual "report card" measuring the school's progress.