Partnership Academy
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About
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Spanish, Somali
Extra programming
Partnership Academy offers several afterschool enrichment programs. For athletics, 5th-8th grade students can choose from basketball, tennis, soccer, & volleyball. The school partners with an organization named ACES to provide math tutoring for 4th-8th grade students. Their curriculum is developed around athletics & social emotional learning. Lastly, the school has an arts program from 3rd-8th graders that focuses on performance & visual arts.
Extracurriculars Offered:
Environmental/Outdoors Clubs, Sports
Uniforms
Students who attend Partnership Academy are required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
To enroll, contact Nancy Aguilar at (612) 866-3630 or naguilar@paschool.org.
Students at this school
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
20%
Academic programming
Instruction at Partnership Academy is driven by collaboration with attention to the state standards & culturally relevant practices. Reading, writing, phonics, & math involve mini lessons to model new content, followed by ample practice & feedback opportunities in small groups & individually. To provide a well-rounded education, students also take part in specialist classes in Physical Education, Art, Music, & Spanish, plus classroom lessons in social & emotional skills, science, environmental stewardship, & social studies. Partnership Academy has many educators co-planning & co-teaching together daily to meet the needs of their students.
Special education programming
Partnership Academy’s Special Education program is recognized for its culturally-informed, thoughtful, & personalized approach to help all students succeed in the least restrictive environment. Their Special Education program maintains an underlying emphasis on building skills, knowing each child & family, & increasing students’ independence. In the 2021-2022 school year, Partnership Academy employed 2 special education lead teachers, 1 special education lead associate educator, 1 early childhood education teacher, 7 special education teachers, 2 full-time speech/language pathologists, 1 full-time special education social worker, & 20 special education associate educators. They also consult with a special education director, special education coordinator, occupational therapist, speech/language pathologist, vision teacher, & developmental adapted physical education teacher to ensure the highest quality of care for students.
English language learner programming
The Emergent Bilingual (EB) program serves to support & enhance accessibility to English content while also creating spaces for students to use, build identity in, & further develop their home languages in a school context. EB educators & all educators work collaboratively on grade-level teams to implement best practice for EB students through use of native language & English supports in every lesson, & research-based best practices to support English Learners. They believe all teachers are EB teachers & teachers must ensure they are supporting the language needs of their students.
Proficiency
1 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level
2 out of 10 students read at grade level
Progress
2 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in math
3 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in reading
Climate
64%
School values
Partnership Academy’s mission is to create learning experiences & partnerships that empower students to achieve their greatest potential in order to be positive contributors in their community.
Their vision is to be an innovative school that prepares students for a successful future.
Discipline Policy
PA cultivates a culture that nurtures a safe learning environment where students & adults can be their authentic selves in order to learn, make mistakes, & grow. This commitment to their community ensures that they have the opportunities, tools, & support needed to develop high achieving, empowered, & confident students, who make positive choices for self, for team, & for community. The Culture Team works to foster clarity of school expectations & consistency in upholding them, in order to maintain a safe school environment. In cases where school expectations are not met, they use restorative approaches rooted in respect, responsibility, & relationships.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
56%
Equity vision
Partnership Academy’s commitment to equity is to dismantle white supremacy culture, & collectively build the capacity to center the experiences of the most marginalized groups at PA. The school commits to anti-racist education so that all PA community members experience connectedness, physical & emotional safety, & academic success.
