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Message S c h o o l Y e a r 2 0 2 4 - 2 0 2 5Texas Partnerships Ecosystem ReportTexas PartnershipsLocal Needs. Local Solutions.

Local needs. Local solutions.

Tools and resources to support communicating about Texas Partnershipscan be found at: Discover Morewww.txpartnershipstoolkit.orgReport ContentsPartnership numbers and locationsAbout the Texas Partnerships Introduction 52024-2025 Texas Partnerships Overview 62024-2025 Texas Operators7Important partnership facts4Appendix A: 24-25 Texas Partnership List 9

Every Texas student and family deserves access to ahigh-quality school that meets their unique needswithin their school district.Texas Partnerships provide every school district in the state the opportunity to identify and developits own solutions and ensure that every educational option that families want is available within thedistrict.In Texas Partnerships, districts identify a carefully selected partner tooperate a campus that has the right expertise and experience to meet acommunity need. Eligible partners include nonprofits, institutes of highereducation, government entities, and charter-management organizations.Through the selection process, the district defines what success looks likefor the school through a performance agreement that includes academic,financial, and operational performance and other measures that reflectcommunity priorities, such as college persistence or teacher retention.The operating partner manages the day-to-day decisions, including soleresponsibility for personnel, curriculum, the school calendar, the budget,and other school-level decisions, to achieve that vision of success. Alloperating partners are required to have a governing board, and theperformance agreement specifies responsibilities for that board tooversee the partnership campuses. Strategies and priorities often change with changes in district leadership.The Texas Partnership approach provides an opportunity for stability,allows decisions to be made closer to students and schools, and enablesmodels that meet students’ and families’ needs to endure and thrive nomatter what is happening at the district level.WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIPS?Innovation PartnershipsLaunch a new school or modelReplicate or strengthen an existing model Turnaround PartnershipsFor schools that received an F overall in thestate Accountability Rating System for theprevious yearSENATE BILL 1882: ENABLING POLICYThe Texas Legislature signed Senate Bill 1882 intoeffect during 2017 which incentivizes districts tocontract with new and existing operatingpartners to promote innovation and dramaticallyimprove student outcomes. These TexasPartnerships offer districts the opportunity toexpand the diversity of school options, bring intargeted expertise for innovation and turnaroundsupport, and empower school leaders andpartners with greater autonomy. Mostimportantly, effective partnerships give morestudents access to great schools.What’s in the BillPartnership schools may receive additionalstate funding Partnerships with carefully selected externalpartners to operate a campusSchools that received an F overall in thestate Accountability Rating System areeligible to receive a two-year exemptionfrom specific accountability interventionsSignificant operational flexibility granted topartner-managed schoolsAll Texas Partnerships must havea performance agreement thatincludes rigorous academic andfinancial goals.The district monitors progress togoals and makes decisions aboutcontinuing or ending thepartnership. Districts are the decision-makers in TexasPartnerships, and the local school board mustapprove any partnership. TEA only approvesthe financial and accountability benefits ofSenate Bill 1882.DID YOU KNOW?5

8136,500 729Partnership CampusesStudentsInnovation SchoolsTurnaround Schools2024-2025 Texas Partnerships Overview HOW MANY TEXAS PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS ARE THERE?WHO ARE THE TEXAS PARTNERSHIPS OPERATORS? There are 27 different operators, supporting the 81 partnership schools.About 70% of partnerships campuses are operated by local nonprofits. 10 Run By Charter ManagementOrganization (CMO)*62Run by Nonprofit Organization (NP)16 Run By Institution ofHigher Education (IHE)3 Run By Government Entity (GE)*of the 62 Texas Partnerships operated by Nonprofit Organizations (NP), 10 are run by Charter ManagementOrganizations (NP). The total number of NP Texas Partnerships is 62 where 10 of those 62 are CMO. Region 2: 1Region 4: 1Region 5: 4Region 7:13Region 8: 2Region 16: 1Region 17: 3Region 18: 9Region 20: 33Region 9: 1 Region 11: 5Region 13: 3Region 14: 5 Partnerships Per ESC Regions Texas Partnerships are located in 14 of 20 ESC Regions have; other regions did not have an active partnership in the2024-2025 school year. Region 20 has the most Texas Partnerships. 2024-2025 Partnership Landscape MapWHERE ARE TEXAS PARTNERSHIPS LOCATED?DID YOU KNOW?The vast majority of TexasPartnerships (89%) are for innovation (72/81) Only 11% of Texas Partnerships areturnaround (9/81)89%11%6

2024-2025 Texas Partnerships OperatorsThere were 27 Texas Partnership operators during school year 2024-25.Alamo Colleges DistrictBen Milam International AcademyCenters for Applied Science and Technology (CAST)Collegiate Edu-nationDemocracy PrepEast Texas Advanced AcademiesFriends of P-TECHGreenleaf-EastersealsIDEA Public SchoolsLongview Educates and Prospers (LEAP)Midland Community College DistrictMoody ECEOdessa Family YMCAPreK4SAPublic Montessori in Action InternationalPublic School Partners (PSP)Region 16 Education Service Center Ridgeline Education Corporation (Learn4Life)Texas A&M San Antonio Institute for School andCommunity PartnershipsTexas Council for International StudiesTexas Wesleyan University Leadership AcademyThe Carver CenterThird Future SchoolsUnited Way for Greater AustinUniversity of Texas Permian BasinUniversity of Texas at San AntonioYoung Women’s Preparatory Network18 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTNERED TO OPERATE SB 1882 TEXASPARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS Austin ISD: 3Beaumont ISD: 3Cumby ISD: 2Driscoll ISD: 1East Central ISD: 1Ector County ISD: 2Edgewood ISD: 9Floydada ISD: 3Fort Worth ISD: 5Galveston ISD: 1Hamlin Collegiate ISD: 2Jasper ISD: 1Longview ISD: 13Midland ISD: 7Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD: 1Roscoe Collegiate ISD: 3San Antonio ISD: 23Throckmorton ISD: 1Why would districts choose Texas Partnerships?Operating partners have autonomy and flexibility in how they operate theschool, but they are still accountable to the district. Partnership schools’performance is counted as part of the district’s rating in the stateaccountability system and the students at a Texas Partnership campus aredistrict students. Some districts opt for Partnership school staff to remaindistrict employees. This arrangement allows provides several benefits: Allows for diversity of school options to meet student population needsProvides flexibility and autonomy to create lasting changeAllows access to additional funding and resources Empowers and fosters strong leadersCross-pollination of strategies and innovations used by partnershipschools Protects and sustains great work happening within a districtDID YOU KNOW?Most Texas Partnership OperatingPartners are local to theircommunities. There are currently 27 different operatingpartners leading Texas Partnershipcampuses.92% (25/27) operate only in Texas70% (19/27) operate only in onemetro region7

COMING SOONNEW PARTNERSHIPS ARE LAUNCHING IN THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR New PartnershipsCrowley ISD & Paul Quinn CollegeFort Worth ISD & Neighborhood PreKEdcouch-Elsa ISD & Region 1 ESCManor ISD & Third Future Schools Wichita Falls ISD & Third Future SchoolsGalveston ISD & Casa Gracia (dba Trinity CharterSchools)EMPOWERING SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO SERVE EVERY STUDENTTexas Partnerships can be designed to serve all students. Texas Partnerships support students across all grade levels, pre-k-12+ in many innovativelearning environments, including pre-kindergarten, Montessori, dual language, IB, ACE(accelerating campus excellence), college and career-connected learning, specializedprogramming for high school special education students, and credit recovery programs.On average Texas Partnership campuses serve more economically disadvantaged students. 61Texas Partnership campuses (75%) have student populations over 61% economicallydisadvantaged (the state average).8Expanded Existing Partnerships Fort Worth ISD & Leadership Academy Network

9Appendix A: 24-25 Partnerships Operator TypeNP = Nonprofit CMO = Charter Management Organization IHE = Institution of Higher Education GE = Government EntityAppendix Key

10DistrictCampusPartnerSYbenefitsbeganOperatorTypeRegionType ofPartnershipat LaunchAustinGreenleaf-EastersealsGreenleaf-Easterseals2021-2022NP13InnovationAustinMendez Middle SchoolThird Future Schools2022-2023CMO13TurnaroundAustinPre-K Partnerships: A Successby 6/AISD CollaborationUnited Way for Greater Austin2019-2020NP13InnovationBeaumontFehl-Price Elementary SchoolThird Future Schools2023-2024CMO5TurnaroundBeaumontJones-Clark Elementary SchoolThird Future Schools2023-2024CMO5TurnaroundBeaumontSmith Middle SchoolThird Future Schools2023-2024CMO5TurnaroundCumbyCumby Elementary SchoolCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP8InnovationCumbyCumby High SchoolCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP8InnovationDriscollBright Scholar Madison SquarePublic School Partners (PSP)2024-2025NP2InnovationEast CentralCAST Lead High SchoolCenter for Applied Science andTechnology Network (CAST)2022-2023NP20InnovationEctor CountyOdessa Family YMCAOdessa Family YMCA2021-2022NP18InnovationEctor CountyThe STEM AcademyUniversity of Texas PermianBasin2022-2023IHE18InnovationEdgewoodBrentwood STEAM School ofInnovationFriends of P-TECH2020-2021NP20TurnaroundEdgewoodBurleson School of InnovationTexas A&M San AntonioInstitute for School andCommunity Partnerships2020-2021IHE20InnovationEdgewoodCisneros Leadership School forBoysTexas Council for InternationalStudies2021-2022NP20InnovationEdgewoodGardendale PreK4SA EarlyLearning ProgramPreK4SA2019-2020GE20InnovationEdgewoodGus Garcia Middle SchoolTexas A&M San AntonioInstitute for School andCommunity Partnerships2020-2021IHE20InnovationEdgewoodLas Palmas Leadership Schoolfor GirlsTexas Council for InternationalStudies2021-2022NP20InnovationEdgewoodLearn4LifeRidgeline EducationCorporation (Learn4Life)2021-2022CMO20Innovation

11DistrictCampusPartnerSY benefitsbeganOperatorTypeRegionType ofPartnership atLaunchEdgewoodPreK4SAPreK4SA2018-2019GE20InnovationEdgewoodStafford Visual and PerformingArtsFriends of P-TECH2022-2023NP20InnovationFloydadaA.B. Duncan ElementaryCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP17InnovationFloydadaFloydada High SchoolCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP17InnovationFloydadaFloydada Junior HighCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP17InnovationFort WorthComo Elementary SchoolTexas Wesleyan UniversityLeadership Academy Network(LAN)2019-2020IHE11InnovationFort WorthForest Oak Middle SchoolTexas Wesleyan UniversityLeadership Academy Network(LAN)2019-2020IHE11InnovationFort WorthJohn T. White ElementarySchoolTexas Wesleyan UniversityLeadership Academy Network(LAN)2019-2020IHE11InnovationFort WorthMaude I. Logan ElementarySchoolTexas Wesleyan UniversityLeadership Academy Network(LAN)2019-2020IHE11InnovationFort WorthMitchell Boulevard ElementarySchoolTexas Wesleyan UniversityLeadership Academy Network(LAN)2019-2020IHE11InnovationGalvestonMoody ECEMoody ECE2018-2019NP4InnovationHamlinCollegiateHamlin Collegiate ElementaryCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP14InnovationHamlinCollegiateHamlin Collegiate High SchoolCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP14InnovationJasperParnell ElementaryThird Future Schools2024-2025CMO5TurnaroundLongviewBramlette STEAM ElementarySchoolEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7Innovation

12DistrictCampusPartnerSYbenefitsbeganOperatorTypeRegionType ofPartnershipat LaunchLongviewClarence W Bailey ElementaryTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewEast Texas Montessori PrepAcademyEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7InnovationLongviewForest Park Middle SchoolEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7InnovationLongviewFoster Middle SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewHudson PEP Elementary SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewJ.L. Everhart Magnet AcademyEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7InnovationLongviewJohnston McQueen ElementarySchoolEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7InnovationLongviewJudson Middle SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewLongview Early Graduation HighSchoolLongview Educates andProspers (LEAP)2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewLongview High SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewNed E. Williams ElementarySchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2020-2021NP7InnovationLongviewWare East Texas MontessoriAcademyEast Texas AdvancedAcademies2019-2020NP7InnovationMidlandBen Milam InternationalAcademyBen Milam InternationalAcademy2019-2020NP18InnovationMidlandCarver CenterThe Carver Center2019-2020NP18InnovationMidlandIDEA Travis AcademyIDEA Public Schools2020-2021CMO18InnovationMidlandLamar Elementary SchoolThird Future Schools2023-2024CMO18TurnaroundMidlandMidland College PreK CharterMidland Community CollegeDistrict2019-2020IHE18InnovationMidlandSam Houston CollegiatePreparatory ElementaryThird Future Schools2020-2021CMO18Turnaround

13DistrictCampusPartnerSYbenefitsbeganOperatorTypeRegionType ofPartnershipat LaunchMidlandYoung Women's LeadershipAcademyYoung Women's PreparatoryNetwork2019-2020NP18InnovationPlemons-Stinnett-PhillipsEarly Learning AcademyRegion 16 Education ServiceCenter2024-2025GE16InnovationRoscoeCollegiateRoscoe Collegiate ElementarySchoolCollegiate Edu-nation2019-2020NP14InnovationRoscoeCollegiateRoscoe Collegiate MontessoriEarly ChildhoodCollegiate Edu-nation2019-2020NP14InnovationRoscoeCollegiateRoscoe Collegiate SecondaryCollegiate Edu-nation2019-2020NP14InnovationSan AntonioAdvanced Learning AcademyCenter for Applied Science andTechnology Network (CAST)2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioBonham AcademyUniversity of Texas at SanAntonio2021-2022IHE20InnovationSan AntonioBriscoe Elementary SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioBurbank High SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioCAST MedCenter for Applied Science andTechnology Network (CAST)2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioCAST Imagine Middle SchoolCenter for Applied Science andTechnology Network (CAST)2024-2025NP20InnovationSan AntonioCAST TechCenter for Applied Science andTechnology Network (CAST)2018-2019NP20InnovationSan AntonioFenwick AcademyTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioFox Tech High SchoolAlamo Colleges District2020-2021IHE20InnovationSan AntonioGraebner Elementary SchoolUniversity of Texas at SanAntonio2022-2023IHE20InnovationSan AntonioHarris Middle SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioIrving Dual Language AcademyUniversity of Texas at SanAntonio2021-2022IHE20InnovationSan AntonioJefferson High SchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20Innovation

14DistrictCampusPartnerSYbenefitsbeganOperatorTypeRegionType ofPartnershipat LaunchSan AntonioP F Stewart ElementaryDemocracy Prep2018-2019CMO20TurnaroundSan AntonioRodriguez MontessoriElementary SchoolPublic Montessori in ActionInternational2021-2022NP20InnovationSan AntonioSt. Phillips College Early CollegeHigh SchoolAlamo Colleges District2020-2021IHE20InnovationSan AntonioSteele Montessori AcademyPublic Montessori in ActionInternational2021-2022NP20InnovationSan AntonioTravis Early College High SchoolAlamo Colleges District2020-2021IHE20InnovationSan AntonioTwain Dual Language AcademyUniversity of Texas at SanAntonio2021-2022IHE20InnovationSan AntonioWoodlawn AcademyTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioWoodlawn Hills ElementarySchoolTexas Council for InternationalStudies2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioYoung Women's LeadershipAcademy PrimaryYoung Women's PreparatoryNetwork2019-2020NP20InnovationSan AntonioYoung Women’s LeadershipAcademy SecondaryYoung Women's PreparatoryNetwork2019-2020NP20InnovationThrockmortonThrockmorton Collegiate ISDCollegiate Edu-nation2020-2021NP9Innovation

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