Partnership: Critical Partnership: Critical Factors of Design for Factors of Design for

SustainabilitySustainability

Teachers College Stakeholders Teachers College Stakeholders SummitSummit

October 22, 2008October 22, 2008

Joseph McDonald, NYUJoseph McDonald, NYURobert Miller, University Neighborhood Robert Miller, University Neighborhood

HSHSRosa Riccio Pietanza, NYU & UNHSRosa Riccio Pietanza, NYU & UNHS

History of Recent NYU/NYC History of Recent NYU/NYC School Partnership EffortsSchool Partnership Efforts

► 1999: University Neighborhood HS is founded on 1999: University Neighborhood HS is founded on the Lower East Side. Pilot of a proposed the Lower East Side. Pilot of a proposed network.network.

► 2003: University Neighborhood MS opens. NYU 2003: University Neighborhood MS opens. NYU experiments with a Region 9 cluster of partners.experiments with a Region 9 cluster of partners.

► 2005: Partnership for Teacher Excellence is 2005: Partnership for Teacher Excellence is launched. Eleven other schools are added on launched. Eleven other schools are added on the Lower East Side, and three in East Harlem. the Lower East Side, and three in East Harlem. Facing History School opens.Facing History School opens.

► 2007: In the South Bronx, Fannie Lou Hamer HS 2007: In the South Bronx, Fannie Lou Hamer HS and MS 223 become partner schools.and MS 223 become partner schools.

Four Critical Factors Four Critical Factors

1.1. ChampionsChampions

2.2. ContactContact

3.3. AppraisalAppraisal

4.4. Formal AgreementFormal Agreement

Factor 1: ChampionsFactor 1: Champions

►On both sides, with cloutOn both sides, with clout►Aware of the culture gapAware of the culture gap►Return each other’s phone callsReturn each other’s phone calls►Show up in each other’s worldShow up in each other’s world►Feel empowered in each other’s worldFeel empowered in each other’s world►Speak well of the otherSpeak well of the other

Factor 2: ContactFactor 2: Contact

► Tutors arrive Tutors arrive ► Kids visit campusKids visit campus► Faculty members visit schoolFaculty members visit school► Student teachers arrive Student teachers arrive ► Research projects are welcomedResearch projects are welcomed► Campus and school space become availableCampus and school space become available►Whole school mentoring developsWhole school mentoring develops► Collaborative projects developCollaborative projects develop► Job pipeline/alumni connection formsJob pipeline/alumni connection forms

Factor 3: Appraisal & Factor 3: Appraisal & AppreciationAppreciation

►School appraises the value of the School appraises the value of the university’s social capital.university’s social capital.

►University appraises the value of the University appraises the value of the school’s grounding.school’s grounding.

►Both partners appreciate that schools Both partners appreciate that schools need universities and universities need need universities and universities need schools.schools.

Factor 4: Formal agreementFactor 4: Formal agreement

►To operate in mutual self-interestTo operate in mutual self-interest►To exchange liaisonsTo exchange liaisons►To scout needs and resources on both To scout needs and resources on both

sidessides►To license each other’s use of the To license each other’s use of the

relationshiprelationship►To work toward critical mass in contactTo work toward critical mass in contact►To expect sustainability, but exit To expect sustainability, but exit

gracefully at either partner’s choosinggracefully at either partner’s choosing