Unleashing The Power Of Partnership For Learning Inc

EMPOWERING YOUTH AND ADULTS TO REIMAGINE AND TRANSFORM EDUCATION TOGETHER.

TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. UP SERVED 11 SCHOOLS AND 11 TEAMS, 63 ADULTS AND 117 STUDENTS. THIS WORK INVOLVES MULTIPLE DAY-LONG RETREATS AND REGULAR IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH THE YOUTH-ADULT TEAM, TYPICALLY MONTHLY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES EMPLOYS A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO FORM STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND REALIZE GREATER EQUITY IN EDUCATION. WHEN IMPLEMENTED HOLISTICALLY, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES HELP DEVELOP A CULTURE WHERE EVERYONE'S VOICE IS HEARD AND VALUED AND RELATIONSHIPS BECOME THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMUNITY. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES WORK BY PUTTING THE EMPHASIS ON RELATIONSHIPS, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.

CUSTOMIZED FACILITATION. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 16 SCHOOLS AND 19 TEAMS, 113 ADULTS AND 285 STUDENTS. THIS WORK INVOLVES MULTIPLE DAY-LONG RETREATS AND REGULAR IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH THE YOUTH-ADULT TEAM, TYPICALLY MONTHLY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS EVOLVE INTO MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION CUSTOMIZES THE FACILITATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. REGARDLESS OF THE LEARNING LANDSCAPE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL WORK WITH THE YOUTH-ADULT TEAM TO DESIGN AN EDUCATION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS. THIS INCLUDES DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS AND ELEVATING THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES OF YOUNG PEOPLE. RECENTLY, THIS WORK HAS INCLUDED WORK AROUND EQUITY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

AWARE (AGENCY OF EDUCATION CONTRACTS). THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 9 SCHOOLS AND 18 TEAMS, 25 ADULTS AND 173 STUDENTS. THIS WORK INVOLVES MULTIPLE DAY-LONG RETREATS AND REGULAR IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH THE YOUTH-ADULT TEAM, TYPICALLY MONTHLY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS EVOLVE INTO MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT BRINGS THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK INTO ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN TWO VERMONT DISTRICTS. WORK WITH LEAS (LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES) AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO UNDERSTAND ALIGNMENT OF PERSONAL POWER AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS COORDINATORS AND/OR TEAMS FOLLOWING INITIAL TRAINING(S) TO ASSIST IN ACTION IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. PLAN FOR PERSONAL POWER AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TRAINING TO BEST MEET THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OF EACH TEAM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS SO THAT THERE IS SUSTAINABILITY.

THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS FACILITATION, STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND ONGOING COACHING TO ENSURE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PURSUE ACTIVE ROLES IN THEIR LEARNING, THEIR LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED SCHOOLS IN 12 OF 14 COUNTIES IN VERMONT, PLUS SCHOOLS IN MA, NH, RI, DE, MS AND CHEROKEE NATION. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION IN TOTAL, TRAINED 74 TEAMS INCLUDING 966 YOUTH AND 293 ADULTS IN 60 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE:GETTING TO Y, A NATIONALLY DESIGNATED "BEST PRACTICE" PROGRAM FOR YOUTH TO TAKE A LEAD IN BRINGING MEANING TO THEIR OWN YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY DATA.YATST (YOUTH AND ADULTS TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS TOGETHER), FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING BY INCREASING RIGOR, RELEVANCE, RELATIONSHIPS AND SHARED RESPONSIBLITY. WITH THIS FRAMEWORK, STUDENT AND TEACHER TEAMS USE DATA TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES THAT IMPACT LEARNING FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND THEN BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE.CULTIVATING PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY, CONNECTS THE PROMISING EFFORTS OF VERMONT'S ACT 77, PERSONALIZED PATHWAYS TO GRADUATION. GUIDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, YOUTH-ADULT TEAMS LINK WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THEIR SCHOOLS TO LARGER EFFORTS UNDERWAY, TOWARD MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WORLD.