The Fresno-Long Beach Learning Partnership is a joint effort of the third and fourth largest districts in California to pursue common goals, measure student outcomes, share professional knowledge, learn from each other, and support each other’s progress. This groundbreaking relationship distinguishes itself from other networks or professional associations through the level of joint commitment across the two systems, the deep engagement in common activities to improve student learning, and the strong agreement about the leadership practices that are most likely to make a difference for student achievement.
The Partnership itself grew out of a professional relationship developed through the California Collaborative, and represents one of several cases in which the Collaborative has served as an incubator for new district partnerships. Collaborative staff engaged in a four-year documentation effort that produced four briefs about the Partnership.