District to District Collaborations

Improving systems to achieve better outcomes for students

Given the tremendous demands on school districts, many well-intentioned efforts fail to establish the systems that consistently deliver coherent high-quality instruction and learning. California Education Partners works with districts to build scalable systems, cutting through the noise to help leaders focus on what works.

Districts that come closer to delivering on the promise of a high-quality education for all students share a common characteristic—they have deliberately designed their systems to deliver the results they expect, and they are disciplined in their use.

Our Collaborations


Our collaborations focus on applying four core fundamentals—clear expectations, common effective practices, adult capacity building, and progress monitoring—to two critical areas of systems improvement: preschool through third-grade math (PreK-3 Coherence Collaboration) and eighth- and ninth- grade strategies to increase A-G completion and college eligibility (On-Track Collaboration).

On Track Collaboration

Not every high school diploma in California carries equal value. A-G requirements for college admission leave many high school graduates ineligible for the state’s public 4-year universities. Join our network of school districts facing that reality with proven strategies to increase post-secondary opportunities.

PK-3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC)

The benefits of preschool and transitional kindergarten (TK) disappear overtime unless those programs align with each other and their district’s K-12 curriculum. Join our Preschool through Third Grade Coherence Collaboration (P3CC) to work alongside other districts making the benefits of the earliest education timeproof.

Fanatical about being deliberate

Using time-tested tools and research-based strategies, we guide district teams through a systemwide improvement process focused on instruction and student outcomes. Ed Partners’ approach is studied by researchers, and we use their findings to strengthen our work.

News


August 31, 2026

El Dorado County is Building Capacity

El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) is rethinking how they build the capacity of the districts they serve to improve outcomes for kids. In a multi-year partnership with California Education Partners, 11 school districts in EDCOE are building systems for instructional coherence in Math that set students on a path to graduation with more […]

August 31, 2026

Deepening Math Coherence: How Westminster is Scaling High-Quality Math Instruction District-Wide

The Westminster Improvement Team is driving a powerful, unified vision for math learning across PreK through 5th-grade classrooms by deepening and extending their participation in the Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC). Aligned with the district’s strategic priorities of strengthening first-best instructional practices and using the PLC process to uphold rigorous grade-level expectations, the team […]

August 31, 2026

Report: P-3 Instructional Continuity

Big Take-Away While California’s efforts to expand preschool and TK instruction have been beneficial, districts need intense and enduring support that addresses district structures, policies, and practices in order to have a meaningful impact on P-3 continuity and improved outcomes for students.   California has invested significantly in transitional kindergarten and preschool; however, these investments must […]

August 5, 2026

Meet Program Manager Christine Roberts

Q: What is something you do a lot in your job? A: I spend a lot of my time connecting multiple levels of systems (from the classroom to the school to the district to state policy) to provide high-quality math learning experiences for all young people.  Attending each of these levels and the relationships between […]