How can RPPs navigate the complexities of partnership work? The Institute for School Partnership examines Appreciative Inquiry as a valuable approach, sharing how the partnership has used Appreciative Inquiry to support improvement science projects, strengthen professional learning activities, and evaluate the health of the RPP.
RPP Management
ONE PARTNERSHIP’S EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING RPP LEARNING & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE NNERPP ANNUAL FORUM
How can RPPs design partnership learning opportunities that bring together research- and practice side participants in new ways? The Madison Education Partnership shares their approach to partnership learning, which involved using the NNERPP Annual Forum this summer as an anchor for that learning.
ARE COMMUNICATIONS, DISSEMINATION, AND ENGAGEMENT THE SAME THING? HOW RPPs DISTINGUISH AMONG THESE
The words “communication,” “dissemination,” and “engagement” are often used to describe the collection of strategies aimed at supporting an RPP’s efforts to share its work with various constituent groups. We explore what these words mean to various RPP-ers and how they are conceptualizing and operationalizing these words with respect to their RPPs.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN RPPs: A LOOK AT ONE PARTNERSHIP’S EXPERIENCES
Shauna Dunn shares the Houston Education Research Consortium’s approach to project management and describes lessons the partnership has learned over time.
ONBOARDING NEW PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS? HERE ARE THREE SLIDES TO INCLUDE
We share guidance for the kinds of essential information you might consider including in your onboarding deck to welcome new partnership members, organized into three slides.
HOW TO HOLD EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS
We share guiding questions and practical tips for holding equity-centered partnership meetings.
IMPROVING IMPROVEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH PARTNERS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
David Hersh and Jennifer Ash continue our new quarterly series on the work of two continuous improvement networks, this time sharing lessons from working with partners amid the unprecedented disruptions brought about by COVID-19.
THE VALUE OF ENGAGEMENT: HOW TO SET UP AND FACILITATE AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP MEETING
Following a few key steps when setting up partnership meetings can make a big difference for engaging participants and ensuring effectiveness, write Felicia Hurwitz and Joanne Pfleiderer, who propose a number of recommendations for planning and facilitating RPP meetings that bring stakeholders together to learn about, strategize, and tackle important issues.
