Risley Middle School

City schools board hears positive reports.

Gayle Perez, The Pueblo Chieftain

Progress is already being made in turning around six low-performing schools, Pueblo City Schools board members were told Thursday.

“As we have begun the process, clearly we are getting on the ground and beginning to truly understand what’s working well and what are the needs and the challenges,” said Manny Rivera of Global Partnership Schools.

Global Partnership Schools is a New York-based consultant working with the district officials on developing and implementing school improvement plans for six schools that have deemed turnaround or transformation by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The schools have been placed on the turnaround or transformation status based on their lagging achievement scores. (more…)

Wayne D’Orio, Executive Editor of Scholastic Administrator, recently spoke with Manny Rivera and Rudy Crew about Global Partnership Schools and their focus on student outcomes in turning around low-performing schools.

To watch the video interview, click here.

Garrison Middle School

“We are extremely excited about this collaboration with Global Partnership Schools and have already hit the ground running for the benefit our students, families, and community,” said Rita Fayall, a long-time Baltimore resident whose husband, Bernard, founded the Meet Me Halfway Village Center, a program that provides mentoring and family support services for students and families at Garrison.

“This partnership represents a terrific opportunity for our team to bring successful strategies, effective tools and our depth of experience to support the dedicated teachers and administrators at the Garrison School,” said Global Partnership Schools CEO Manny Rivera. Together, we will go to great depths on behalf of these children, and we are very excited about the future we can help build.” (more…)