Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

In March 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) chose the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (the Partnership) and Green Dot Public Schools (Green Dot) to reconstitute Jordan High School into two independently operated high schools, co-located on the same campus.  A third school operator, the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, already serving the Jordan attendance boundary with its small high school, is collaborating with the Partnership and Green Dot to create a zone of school choice for the community.  The transformation project at Jordan High School started on July 1, 2011 and has the potential to serve as a model for how to structure school turnarounds in the future.  With the W. M. Keck Foundation’s support, the Partnership will implement its school turnaround model at Jordan to improve student achievement.  The core components of the model are talented school leaders, improving teacher practice, targeted student intervention, opportunities for students, and family and community engagement.