Deborah Holtzman

Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Enhanced How Teachers Are Evaluated But Had Little Effect on Student Outcomes

Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) Schools Green Dot Public Schools Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Aspire Public Schools The initiative involved three school districts and four charter management organizations (CMOs). The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative, designed and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was a multiyear effort aimed at increasing students’ access to effective teaching and, as a result, improving student outcomes. It focused particularly on high school graduation and college attendance among low-income minority (LIM) students.

Taking Stock: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013--2014

This brief summarizes a RAND Corporation evaluation of the implementation of key reform elements of the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching in three public school districts and four charter management organizations.